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grey. Amin is 20 years old, medium height, smooth face, fair complexion,
speaks Arabic. Before leaving Paschen purchased 1,000 roubles Bussian gold
and had 100 tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. also.
They are variously reported to he making for Zulflkar or Tun and Kerman
road.
Governor reported to have ordered frontier officials to send party hack.
Chief of General Staff should please he informed.
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Telegram P., INo. 415 C., dated (and received) the 17th June 1916.
Prom—His Britannic Majesty^s Consul for Sistan and Kain,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Simla (repeated to Baluchistan, Kerman and Khwash).
Telegram No. B. M. 29 of 11th June to Chief of the General Staff
and Baluchistan from General Dyer. Sarhaddis, it appears, are not carrying out
undertaking made on April 30th which becomes null and void accordingly.
South Persia Military Police force will eventually comprise 10,000 men, I
understand. No permanent settlement which will restrict liberty of action of
police force hereafter should, I suggest, be made with Sarhaddis.
Unless Government of India are prepared to subsidise Sarhaddis annually
to extent of value of booty which they gain by raids, it seems undesirable to
recognise immutability and correctness of axiom mentioned in the beginning
of Dyer’s telegram.
If our levies and troops along the frontier can prevent Sarhaddis invading
British territory, it is apparently best to temporise with them until next
autumn only when Sykes may he able to co-operate as proposed in his telegram
to Government of India, dated the 24th April, No. 58 C.
Birjand and Sistan Governors have respectfully addressed me about re-
covering flocks looted three years ago and recently; I am sure that Persian
Government will be stirred up to action if our settlement takes no notice of
their claims.
If Government of India has undertaken to police Southern Persia with
consent of Persian Government our final arrangements with the tribes should
not be secret from that Government as it seems to me.
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Telegram R., No. 83, dated the 17th (received 18th) June 1916.
From—His Britannic Majesty's Minister, Tehran,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Simla.
Ahram. Poreign Office have decided with concurrence of 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.
that balance of disadvantage lies in leaving prisoners in confinement until the
autumn and you should therefore open negotiations with Khans on lines
indicated in my telegram No. 331 P.
Of the conditions enumerated therein you should offer numbers one and
two. Number three should be reserved for purposes of bargaining and should in
any case be conditional on good behaviour. It full pardon is essential for
release at once, you (?) may concede it with warning that promise will not
hold good if the Khans get (troublesome ?) hereafter.
This warning should be put in writing so that no question of breach of
faith may hereafter arise. You should take steps to have Tangistani prisoners
on spot for immediate delivery. •
Addressed Trevor ; repeated Cox.