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Coll 28/91 ‘Persia. Iran-Baluchistan Frontier; Violation of the frontier by British levies and Iranians’ [‎5r] (9/551)

The record is made up of 1 file (272 folios). It was created in 23 Sep 1930-19 Jul 1939. 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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sight of the Iranian party about H miles
from the frontier, whereupon the Iranian
soldiers collecting 20 of the fastest
camels, crossed the border leaving the
remaining 30 camels which were brought
back. The hurried collection of camels
and the action of the Iranian soldiers
in re-crossing the frontier on the
appearance of G-ohram and his men indi
cates that they knew they were in the
wrong.
3* The Government of India have
instructed me to protest to Your
Excellency at this violation of the
frontier and to request that enquiries
may be made into the incident and also
that the 20 stolen camels may be returned
at the earliest possible date or that
the sum of Rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. 1000 may be paid as
compensation for the loss of the camels*
Your Excellency vtill observe that both
the violation of the frontier and the
theft of the camels were the work of
Iranian soldiers and not of private
individuals. I therefore trust that
Your Excellency will feel able to impress
upon the local authorities conoe:med N the
necessity for taking such steps as may
secure the avoidance of similar incidents
in the future.

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Correspondence, papers and maps relating to territorial infringements by British and Persian subjects (levies, troops, customs officials) across the border dividing Persia [Iran] and British Baluchistan (part of present-day Pakistan). Correspondence is chiefly exchanged between the British Legation in Tehran, the Foreign Office in London, and the External Affairs Department of the Government of India. The correspondence includes efforts to ascertain the facts and circumstances of reported incidents, and the ensuing diplomatic correspondence with the Persian Government’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Incidents covered include: in September 1930, the arrival in Dizzak [Dīzūk], Persian Baluchistan, of British levies in pursuit of camel thieves; in November 1935, the presence of British troops near Kuhak [Nūk Jow], Persia, the Persian Government’s dispatch of 400 troops to the region, the British Government’s insistence that the area occupied by its troops at Gorich Kalag [Gorich Categ] lay in British territory, and assertions that troops were dispatched in response to reports that a Persian occupation of the area was anticipated; in November 1937, the raid of a shop in Pilani Sunt (referred to locally as Kastag [Kastak]) by Iranian customs officials, regarded by British officials as an incursion into British territory.

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1 file (272 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 274; 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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Coll 28/91 ‘Persia. Iran-Baluchistan Frontier; Violation of the frontier by British levies and Iranians’ [‎5r] (9/551), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3497, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100063037221.0x00000c> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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