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Coll 28/82 ‘Persia; Perso-Baluchistan Frontier; Tribal disturbances’ [‎131r] (261/305)

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The record is made up of 1 file (151 folios). It was created in 14 Apr 1932-23 Mar 1940. It was written in English. 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. .

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0 - JAis 1935
■iopy to 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. , Tehran aad Sis tan o
No. P.314-N/S2.
From
193 2
The Foreign Secretary to the Groyemment of India
To
The Hon’ble the Agent to the Governor General and
Chief Commissioner in Baluchistan.
Yanxuhammadzai refugees.
Sir
I am directed to refer to your letter
N0.6125-F., dated the 21st November 1932 and to say
that the Government of India see no reason at present
to ask that representations should be made in Tehran on
behalf of the Yarnaihammadzai Damanis in a matter which is
the domestic concern of the Persian Government and I am
to ask that 3 ardar Jiand Khan may be informed accordingly.
2. It should be clearly explained to Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Jiand
Khan and his companions that the Government of India have
no intention of giving them any financial assistance what
ever and that permission to remain on their lands in
Kashkhel is contingent on their abstaining from using
this as a base for operations against Persia and on their
peaceful behaviour.
3. The Government of India attach importance to the
taking of the security referred to in your letter and I am
to ask that the result of your efforts to this end may be
communicated as early as possible.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
Sd/** II.A.F. LietcalkO^,
Foreign Secretary to the Government of India 0

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Correspondence and other papers relating to social unrest and violence in the border region between Persia [Iran] and western Baluchistan (located in present-day Pakistan), chiefly arising from the resistance offered by the Baluchi tribes to Persia’s occupation of western Baluchistan in 1928. The file chiefly comprises extracts of intelligence summaries and various diaries (consular, political, confidential) from a number of British officials in the region: the British Consul at Khorasan, Clive Kirkpatrick Daly; the Baluchistan Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. ; the British Legation at Tehran. The file covers: intelligence reports on the activities of individuals and tribes in the border region, including Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Juma Khan, leader of the Ismailzai tribe; reports of robberies, raids and border infractions; correspondence exchanged between British officials in Persia and the Government of India, dated 1939 and 1940, in response to the beginning of the Second World War, and a perceived ‘weakness of the military situation’ reported by the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Chagai, making the region prone to attack from hostile forces through Persia and Afghanistan.

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1 file (151 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 152; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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