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Ref: Mss Eur F111/350

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 d.
Translation of He award of local Jirga, dated 2U Deeemle, 1897, in tie can:
Mir Ibrahim Khah, son op Mir Rahim Khan, Mengal op Wadh,
versus
Sirdar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Shakar Khan, son of Sirdar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Nurdin of Wadh.
Claim llajdari.
To " d i a3r m t t '’?- preSen mf both tbe parties this case was placed before us
the members of J.rga. The file together with the Jirga award of the 26th
September 1896 and the statement ot Mir Hamza Mengal was read over.
From the correspondence in the file and from the evidence of the parties
themselves it appears that there are two disputes to be settled
(1) Mir Hamza Mengal complains that Sirdar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Shakar Khan cannot
control his tribe. He ought to prove this, and, in the event of his
failing to do so, should be punished.
(2) There is a dispute between Sirdar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Shakar Khan and Mir Ibrahim
Khan as to the collection of revenue, etc., from the members of tbe
tribe and as to the control of the tribe.
The parties declare that the case was settled in the Sibi Jirga of the 2nd
February 1897, but Mir Wali Muhamad (son of Mir Ibrahim Khan) says that
Sirdar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Shakar Khan does not abide by the orders contained in the settlement
referred to.
These two questions have to-day been fully discussed.
As regards the first dispute, Sirdar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Shakar Khan says that at the time
Mir Hamza complained against him he was opposed to him owing to certain
private disagreements.
At that time Sirdar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Shakar Khan and Mir Ibrahim Khan were not on
friendly terms with each other at the time, and now both tbe parties have bên
reconciled and are at peace. In those days Mir Hamza, seeing that the parties
were at variance, complained against Sirdar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Shakar Khan, but now the
Sirdar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. humbly requests and strongly recommends that, as he and Mir Ibrahim
Khan have been reconciled, no explanations may be required from Mir Hamza
in this matter, for he has also been reconciled with him.
As regards the second dispute, Sirdar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Shakar Khan says that he has willing
ly settled the matter with Mir Ibrahim Khan and that both the parties have
settled this matter by mutual consent, and there are no further disputes b -
weenthem. He agrees to abide by the Jirga settlement made at Sihi on
2nd February 1897.
provesôf ttisl'andâyrUiatJas 0 expâin^py^rdarKi^M ^ân, hi^caselms
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, and there is no further dispute about tb •
As regards Sirdar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Shakar Khan’s f iX^lûest* of KrdaTshlto
the members of the Jirga in complianc , ^
Khan recommend that Mir Hamza may be par • -r ^ j
As regards the second dispute both the 2nd
that they approve of and are bound o y t between them. We the
February 1897, and that there is no further dispute
members of the Jirga forward this repoi TTiVhness the
(Signed) Mir Shams Shah, Political Adviser to His Highness the
Khan.
Seal of 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. Fasand Khan.
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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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English in Latin script

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Reference: Mss Eur F111/350
Title: ‘Seistan Persia & Seistan’
Pages: 88r:88v
Author: Mir Shams Shah
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Reference: Mss Eur F111/350
Title: ‘Seistan Persia & Seistan’
Pages: 88r:88v
Author: Sardar Pasand Khan
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Reference: Mss Eur F111/350
Title: ‘Seistan Persia & Seistan’
Pages: 88r:88v
Author: Sirdar Shakar Khan
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