![Coll 29/40 'Seistan: sale of consulate land' [‎46r] (91/443)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000648.0x0000a3/IOR_L_PS_12_3601_0094.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "Coll 29/40 'Seistan: sale of consulate land' [‎46r] (91/443)")
Coll 29/40 'Seistan: sale of consulate land' [46r] (91/443)
The record is made up of 1 file (220 folios). It was created in 19 Mar 1931-1 Feb 1941. It was written in English and French. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
Transcription
This transcription is created automatically. It may contain errors.
filled in by the military authorities. But danger
/
to the town increased at the close of the day (18th
April) when the military authorities informed the
residents that although they would die before they
allow the water to enter the town,still as a
precautionary measure they should be ready to save
their lives at the sound of the blowing of the bugle
three times sucfessively, which would mean that they
have failed to control it. All the families and
children living in the military lines were shifted
CK
to a house situated on the higher level than the
military barracks. British subjects residing in
Zabul and the Consulate employees possessing families
were informed by this office to shift to houses
situated on a higher level than their houses in case
they feel any danger of flood. Alternatively they
were informed that this Consulate wbuld be open for
them throughout the night if they prefer shifting
here. As water was increasing at the rate of 3 inches
per 4 hours, it was expected that until the morning
of April 19th water level would be higher by 9
inches. Under the circumstances the military
authorities raised the earthen fence to l^yard.
Most of the residents did not sleep throughout the
night of April 18th waiting for the bugle to blow,
and to run for their lives. This Consulate Chaukidar
Ismail, who was given strict orders to awaken the
Consulate employees at the sound of the bugle, knocked
at my door at 1 a.ra. with the news that the bugle had
blown. I got up atonce but inquiry found out
th&t the bugle sounded once only which was a sign
of alrrm for the military only and not for the residen
ts, in which case the bugle would sound thrice. 0|i
awakening next morning the residents found all well,
the credit of which goes to Sarhang (Colonel) Ali
Akbar/
About this item
- Content
The file concerns the sale of land belonging to the Seistan and Kain (Zabul) Consulate, and reports on the flood in Seistan, causing damages to the Vice-Consulate at Zabul.
The file contains:
- proposed sale of land situated outside the compound of Seistan Consulate, on which a building was erected in 1931, by Mohamed Ali & Brothers
- insolvency of Mohamed Ali & Brothers, not paying rent for the building
- negotiations between Mohamed Ali & Brothers, interested in buying the building or receiving a sum on the sale, and the Government of India, interested in selling the building to others
- sketch representing the land leased in 1906 to Mohamed Ali & Brothers (f 80)
- negotiations to sell the land to the Afghan Government, in 1937
- proposal to offer the property to the Iranian Government, in exchange for freehold rights over the land occupied by the Zahedan Vice-Consulate, in 1938
- reports of the 1939-40 floods of the rivers Naurab, Hermand and Shela, surrounding Zabul, with sketch (f 48). The floods affected ground and building of the Zabul Consulate. Damages to bridges, roads and telegraph poles in Seistan are also reported
- report on the river Helmand's changing delta; sketch representing Oscillations of Helmand 1760-1940 (f 25)
- sketch representing Mouth of the Nuriab (f 14).
The file is composed of correspondence between the British Consulate at Seistan and Kain, the British Legation at Tehran, the Foreign Office, the British Consulate at Khorasan, the India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. , the Government of India, and Mohamed Ali & Brothers.
There is a letter in French, from the Afghan Legation at Tehran.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (220 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 221; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
- Written in
- English and French in Latin script View the complete information for this record
Use and share this item
- Share this item
Coll 29/40 'Seistan: sale of consulate land' [46r] (91/443), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3601, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100044352223.0x00005e> [accessed 22 July 2026]
https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100044352223.0x00005e
Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.
<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100044352223.0x00005e">Coll 29/40 'Seistan: sale of consulate land' [‎46r] (91/443)</a> <a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100044352223.0x00005e"> <img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000648.0x0000a3/IOR_L_PS_12_3601_0094.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" /> </a>
This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000000648.0x0000a3/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images
Copyright: How to use this content
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/3601
- Title
- Coll 29/40 'Seistan: sale of consulate land'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:13v, 15r:24v, 26r:47v, 49r:71v, 73r:98v, 100r:158v, 162r:219v, 220v:221v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence