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‘Seistan Persia & Seistan’ [185v] (379/617)
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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again. In the penummȣ^rnlj^aUhey must not trifle
“Tlie Persian Government should 1C raa 1 ^_ f , )(l l iu t we sliould try to
on our
with us in the" a :r y have occasionally done in the past, hut we
gain their goodwill, and help them m the p ersianS; relying
In a former paragraph I ha ' 1' an( j j suggested that we
forhearance, were inclined at times o re j ^ . respect. I recommended
should take certain measures to easy terms. I think
that, on the other hand, a oan f ou J d , F At present the Persians
we should adhere to the principle of these recommenaations At P
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noticedfomv Memorandum of 1895 the case of the Island of Sin which the Persians
occupied some rears ago, and have since retained in spite of onr protest I noticed also
the case of the Perso-Beluchistan border, where the Persians were constantly enci oachmg,
and I explained the necessity for exercising some cheek upon the selection ot (governors
in the south of Persia. In these two latter cases we have succeeded m changing the
attitude of the Persian Government. The border has been delimited, and m a recent
instance an obnoxious Governor was recalled from Bushire on our demand. Lhis has
done much good. But cases still occur in which our interests and our representations
are treated with small respect. Por example, the Persian Government, during my
absence on leave, asked the Military Attache in this Legation to arbitrate in an
important dispute between our native ilgent in Kermanshah and some Persian subjects.
The Persian Poreign Minister undertook in writing to execute the Award, whatever it
might be. The Award was given in December 1897, and, in spite of continuous
pressure from the Legation, execution has been evaded up till now, every sort of^
frivolous pretext being advanced to put us off. In another arbitration case which
occurred during my absence on leave, Mr. Hardinge agreed to abide by the Award of
the Prime Minister. The Award provided for the transfer of certain mines from the
possession of a British-protected subject, and the payment to him of certain sums of
money which he had given as presents to the Poreign Minister and other high officials.
The mines were at once transferred, hut the money has never been paid. Again, the
Imperial Bank of Persia has, by its Concession, the exclusive right of issuing hank
notes, yet hank notes have for years been issued in large numbers by certain Persian
Associations, and though many representations have been made on the subject, the
practice continues unchecked. I have just heard that several thousand notes have
been printed in Pngland on behalf of one of these Associations, and that they are now
on their way to Bushire. I shall submit these cases separately for orders, and in the
meantime Ji^ do not ask for any general ruling or assurance on the part of Her
Majesty’s Government with regard to our future treatment of such matters, hut I have
thought it desirable to bring the point to notice, in order that the attitude of the
iersian Government towards us may be clearly understood.
hand ’ lf tlie -Persians are again anxious for a loan, and if they can
s ^ ls v that the money will he properly spent, and not <e eaten” by the chief
officials, I would secure them a loan on easy conditions, reiving for the pavment of
instalments noton material guarantees of the usual type, such as wouh/satisfv the
l"etr §e ’ bUt ° n the Sreat P0Wer We have ° f P utt “S pressure upon thff Persian
object 0 rtLTsLrhwIbTr nteeS ° £ t !“ e f U , SU ! 1 *yp e is > 1 fear . to defeat our
following passages occur GOTere “™t of India of the 11th August, 1898, the
were
important step towardTdetloping^he "mturaV^^’ ^f^rirprofe ‘ an
British influence.” P 8 the natural sources of Persia and increasing
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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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- Title
- ‘Seistan Persia & Seistan’
- Pages
- 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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