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‘Seistan Persia & Seistan’ [83r] (170/617)
The record is made up of 2 volumes (301 folios). It was created in 22 Jun 1896-3 Mar 1900. 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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APPENDIX 1.
No. 885, dated Kalat, the 3rd May 1898.
From—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.
, Kalat,
To—The Agent to the Governor-General and Chief Commissioner in Baluchistan.
I have the honour to submit the following report on my late tour through
Panjgur and the Jhallawan country. ^
2. On the 2nd November 1897, I started from Kalat, accompanied by
an escort of the strength noted in the
1 British officer and 100 rank and file,! 24tk mnrcrin
Baluchis. O
1
duffadar
A Non-Commissioned Officer in the Indian Cavalry.
and 12 sowars, 5th Bombay Cavalry.
3. The following Chiefs and headmen of the country were also with me
throughout my tour :—
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.
Mohim Khan, Gurgnari.
Mir Samandar Khan, Lehri.
Mir Rahim Khan, Kurd.
Mir Isa Khan, Kuchik, Jemadar of Levies.
Mir Hazar Khan, Muhamad Shahi.
Mir Abdulla Jan, Muhamad Shahi.
Mir Tamaz Khan, Sirpara.
4. Mir Shams Shah, Extra Assistant Commissioner, on special duty, and
the Political Adviser to Ilis Highness the Khan, accompanied me as far as
Gider, 80 miles from Kalat.
Several petty disputes were settled en route, while the more important
matters were reserved for the Jhallawan Jirga, which was to assemble at Isal.
5. At Gidar, on the 8th November, I parted company with the Political
Adviser who remained behind with some of the Jhallawan Chiefs and twenty-
five
sepoys
Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank.
under a
havildar
Custodian; police sergeant; jail or prison guard.
. It was necessary to leave these men behind to
guard a portion of the rations which were required for our return journey and
not procurable in the country.
Mir Shams Shah was directed to proceed slowly towards Nal, and, when
there, to use his hest endeavours to collect all tlie Jhallawan C tie s an ^ sse ^
hie a Jirga with a view to the settlement of the many long pen mg ia aw
cases.
C. On the 11th of November, my party halted at Dhulari, » ™e re
ing-ground on the further side of the inhospitable hilly country through wh
we had been marching steadily ever since leaving Gidar.
The camping-ground is about 3} miles from Shiieza |; t tle
a fort belonging 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.
Sir Nauroz Khan, Naosherwam. Ihere is some
cultivation in the vicinity. r
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The volumes contain papers relating to Persia [Iran], including Seistan, and the tract of land south of the Baluch-Afghan boundary between Nushki and Persia, which had become British territory following the demarcation of the Afghan-Baluch border.
The papers largely consist of printed copies of correspondence between the Governor General of India in Council (Government of India Foreign Department) and the Secretary of State for India (Lord George Francis Hamilton), and enclosed correspondence and papers.
Letters from the Governor General of India in Council to the Secretary of State for India include:
- Number 170, 16 September 1896, relating to the opening up of a trade route between Nushki and the Persian frontier, crossing the tract of British territory south of the Baluch-Afghan boundary, and the protection of the newly-demarcated frontier, with enclosed memorandum by Captain Arthur Henry McMahon, British Commissioner, Baluch-Afghan Boundary Commission, containing his proposals for the management and administration of the tract and for the protection of the trade route
- Number 58, 31 March 1898, concerning the trade route between Baluchistan and Persia, including the suggestion that Consular Agents should be appointed at central points along it between Seistan and Meshed, with enclosures including a report by Lieutenant Frank Webb-Ware, Political Assistant at Chagai, on his visit to Seistan at the beginning of 1896, and the measures introduced for the development of trade between Baluchistan and Persia (which includes a blueprint map, Mss Eur F111/350, f 33)
- Number 163, 15 September 1898, forwarding copies of papers regarding the situation in Makran and Panjgur, following recent ‘disturbances’ in Makran.
The file also includes:
- Copies of Government of India Foreign Department papers numbered 40-58 relating to the Kerman Consulate and British interests in Southern Persia, including correspondence between the Government of India Foreign Department and the Secretary of State for India
- A letter from the Secretary of State for India to the Governor General of India in Council, with enclosed despatch from Sir (Henry) Mortimer Durand, HM Minister at Tehran, to the Foreign Office, dated 12 February 1899, in which he gives his opinion on suggestions for the appointment of additional consular officers in Persia (this includes a map titled ‘Skeleton Map of Telegraph Lines in Persia.’ Mss Eur F111/350, f 187)
- A letter from Durand to the Secretary to the Foreign Department of the Government of India, 24 February 1899, enclosing a copy of his memorandum (with appendices) drawn up in 1895 on the situation in Persia, and the steps he proposed should be taken to improve the British position there
- Copies of a draft despatch from the Governor General of India in Council, 2 September 1899, regarding relations between Great Britain and Persia, including improving the British Political and Consular service in Persia, and the extent of the share of responsibility for Persia that should be devolved upon the Government of India, followed by printed comments upon the draft
- Copies of a minute by George Nathaniel Curzon, Viceroy of India, on Seistan, dated 4 September 1899, including the question of a railway connection between India and Seistan
- Handwritten pencil notes by Curzon relating to Persia and the ‘Seistan Question’.
In addition to the two maps noted above, the file also includes the following maps: map of the area south of the border between Afghanistan and Baluchistan (Mss Eur F111/350, f 300); map of the area west of the border between Persia and Afghanistan (Mss Eur F111/350, f 301); and ‘Route Plan of Robat Nala’ (Mss Eur F111/350, f 302).
- Extent and format
- 2 volumes (301 folios)
- Arrangement
Most of volume A is arranged in reverse chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume (from folios 6 to 76); volume B is arranged is rough chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: this file consists of two physical volumes. The foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover of volume one (ff 1-150) and terminates at the inside back cover of volume two (ff 151-304); 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.
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- front , back , spine, edge , head , tail, front-i, 2r:32v, 34r:62v, 64r:84r, 86r, 89r:93v, 96r:96v, 99v:100v, 101v:128v, 129v:149v, back-i, front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 152r:186v, 188r:189r, 190r:299v, 303r:304v, back-i
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