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‘Seistan Persia & Seistan’ [99r] (202/617)
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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5.
I understand clearly that flip ™ 011 u * .
the fact [of any Naosherwani attempting to ^ punisllme ? t k that
acquire any property in Kolwa Ton£ t0 ^ X . erme ri S^ or to
Makran, except in the disfrie of p!' Ke t,° r , any otber P art of
that I have failed in m y " S non s iWm r’ W ‘‘‘ bea « a proof
from the British (loverament, the British Government has a pep
teot light to insist on my respecting and on my compellingVe
other members of the family of the NaosherUtto respect
the rights of His Highness the Khan in Makran-more especially
as the British Government objects to His Highness the Khan
protecting his rights by force of arms. My Government pav
and all the estates aforesaid are security for my respecting these
conditions which I have agreed to.
I further promise that no Naosherwani shall acquire any fresh
lands in any part of Makran in any manner whatever unless he
first obtain the formal written consent both of the Agent to the
Govern or-General and His Highness the Khan of Kalattothe
acquisition, X cleaily understand that any possessions or acquisi
tions which have not been consented to by the Agent to the
Governor-General and His Highness the Khan will never be
recognized as lawful, and that it is my duty to inform the British
Government and His Highness of any attempt to defeat this con
dition.
6 . In conclusion as the strict enforcement of these conditions will he
difficult for me, I request that the British Government will be
pleased to allow me to deal with the members of my own tribe in
regard to this matter in my own fashion, and that no complaints
of any harsh measures rendered necessary for the strict enforcement
of these conditions will be entertained by the Agent to the
G ov ernor-General.
APPENDIX 3.
Cop// of a note by Captain R. A. E. Benn, I.S.C., Military Adviser to His Highness the Khan of
Kalat .
Agent to the Governor-Generali —I send you a more detailed statement
showing the probable annual cost of the Kalat State troops for the future . *
J. —JEunjabi Infantry.
Es. A-
{a) Annual allotment originally sanctioned for 205 Punjabis ... 55,000 0 0
[b) Concessions granted during 1896-97 on account of—
(i) R s . 2 extra to 180 Punjabi Infantry
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.
(u) One extra native officer
(iii) Feed of transport camels
(*>) Six levy sowars for Military Adviser
lv) Increase in subscription to pay and
pension of Military Adviser
Es. A. P.
... 4,320 0 0
... 480 0 0
.*. 1,425 0 . 0
... 1,500 0 0
... 1,580 0 0 *
9,305 0 0
Carried over
... 64,305 0 0
37
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- Content
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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- Mss Eur F111/350
- Title
- ‘Seistan Persia & Seistan’
- Pages
- 84v:85r, 88v, 97r, 98v:99r
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