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‘Seistan Persia & Seistan’ [123v] (251/617)
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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, , .. 1 Mm-timer wrote on the 29th April 1898 in his No. 63—
^h*^^^ 2 ^ 131 !! 5 ^ 0 ^ 11 ^ sure^thatfhe^is stroi^Enough ^o maintaf^ his
position^and.ir^e fails in raising the^oan upon which he has set his heart, I fear that h,s
‘The most disquieting feature in the whole situation is the absolute emptiness of the
treasury, which hampers the Sadr Azam at every turn. r
Sir M. Durand's No. 68 of the 29th April contains a report on the progress made m settling
frontier difficulties in Persia Baluchistan. . ,
His telegram No. el, dated the 7 th June, to Lord Salisbury, states that the ^m-e
Dowleh ‘is quite resigned to his dismissal and will have nothing to do with the loan. We may
reS him as effaced I asked Amin-ed-Dowleh for his views regarding terms
ofBank's offer. He saVd that control of Southern Customs by European Agents would be great
difficulty but that he thought Shah had come round to his views and would not willingly
accept Russian offer. Minister for Foreign Affairs says that a loan of some sort is indispensabK
I suppose that the ‘ Russian offer'is that referred to m Mr. Hardmge telegram No , V
dated 1st March 1898, which said—‘ Confidential information reaches me to the effect that
the Persian Government have been informed by the Russian Legation that a Russian Bank
prepared to lend the money on the same conditions as were proposed three or four years ago,
but which, on account of their being too onerous, were rejected by the late fehab.
5. It is noteworthy that Colonel Picot's summary for the 28th March to the 28th Apn
1898 contains the following :—‘ Rumours are heard of the intention of the Russian Government
to despatch a scientific party to Baluchistan. The Persian Governinent have not yet been
approached on the subject, and seem to think the articles which have been published m the
Russian papers are in the light of “ ballons d'essai. " ' In connection wffh the question of
railway extension, I have now placed in the file External A, October 1891, Nos 52-89. The
^ ^ notes by Lord Lansdowne, Lord Roberts and
Pages 6-8 of K. W. jj enr y Brackenbury, dated the 9th, 14th
and 18th August 1891, may be read.
6. I do not know whether the Finance Department has separate figures and accounts of
trade by the Nushki route. I find that the information given by Lieutenant Webb Ware, as
to trade in 1897, omitted the month of January. I have telegraphed to the Agent to the
Governor-General to enquire whether he can give figures for the complete year 1897, and for
any period* subsequent to January 1898. If
the reply comes in time and is helpful, I will
revise the end of paragraph 3 of the draft
despatch.
7. I hope to submit the Makran file for orders early ne%t week,
for some little time, but it is a difficult case to deal with.
* A letter since received gives the trade in the first
4 months of 1898 as Ks. 3,11,000.
2nd July 1898.
H. Daly.
It has been wuth me
1st July 1898.
H, Daly.
His Excellency.
If Your Excellency approves, the draft despatch may be referred to the Military and
Finance Departments for consideration and concurrence.
2nd July 1898.
W. J. ClJNINGHAM.
I think paragraph 5 as it stood went a little too far, but I should accept it as modified
by me.
4th July 1898, Jh
Military Department,
Please pass to Finance.
4th July 1898. W. J. Cuningham.
Military Department unofficially,
(NOTES IN THE MILITARY DEPARTMENT,)
The draft despatch below is for consideration and concurrence,
S. C. R.—6th July 1898.
£f. W. deRheP, —6th July 1898,
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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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- 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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