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File 1323/1916 Pt 1 ‘Baluchistan:- Disturbed conditions on the Anglo-Persian border. Future administration of Mekran, Sarhad & the Kalat States’ [‎154r] (305/896)

The record is made up of 1 item (446 folios). It was created in 28 Mar 1916-16 Jan 1925. 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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8. Taking; into consideration the quality of the
Persian troops and the ability of the Salar I consider
that, if these allowances are sanctioned,the occupation
of Khwash and the inauguration of a loose Persian
administration in Sarhad should present no difficulties
and meet with no opposition, indeed the number of troops
allotted is far in excess of requirements for this
operation alone. Our detachment can then be withdrawn
well within the month,and 1 do not believe that a
supporting column will be necessary to cover its with
drawal.
9, if the importance of the Sarhad did not extend beyox
its borders the matter might remain there as far as we
are concerned; but this is far from being the case. The
Persian Government has,on our advice,taken up the
question of the whole of Persian Baluchistan. At first
programme B suggested by Seistan was adopted,and the
Shaukat~ul-Muik was appointed Governor of Persian
Baluchistan. Later Kerman advices appear to have pre
vailed, the Ghaukat*s appointment was cancelled,and
forerunners of the Kerman force are reported to /have
entered the province.
The Persian Government have expressed their
intention of appointing a Military Governor for
Baluchistan,but no appointment has been made,and post
Mohammad is being approached from both sides with the
natural consequences that he is trying to play off both
,
candidates against each other.
10, 1 have only on my return seen Kerman telegram
No,2 and Minister’s reply. 1 do not think that
Persian Government realizes the true state of affairs,
dost Mohammad has put up a successful bluff and acquired

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The part contains reports, correspondence, and printed copies of correspondence, relating to affairs on the frontiers between Persia [Iran] and British Baluchistan [Pakistan], as well as between British Baluchistan and Afghanistan. The part includes: reports of unrest and desertion amongst the Zhob militia in 1916, and losses incurred as a result, as reported by 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. at Zhob, Major Arthur le Grand Jacob; the granting of financial rewards to officers and men in the Zhob militia who did not desert during the Third Anglo-Afghanistan War in 1919; the continuance of funds towards a number of British border forces in 1921, including the Swat Levies and the Mekran Levy Corps; discussion of the future arrangements for the administration of those parts of Mekran [Makran] under the authority of the Khanate of Kalat, 1922; reports on the Kalat administration; the disposal of the Mirjawa [Mīrjāveh] to Duzdap [Zahedan] railway; and the transfer of control over tribes in the Sarhad district of Persian Baluchistan, from the British to the Persian authorities, March 1924.

The part’s principal correspondents are: the Foreign and Political Department of the Government of India; the Agent to the Governor-General, Resident and Chief Commissioner, Baluchistan; 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. at Kalat, Terence Humphrey Keyes; the Foreign Office; and HM Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary A diplomatic representative who ranks below an ambassador. The term can be shortened to 'envoy'. at Tehran.

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File 1323/1916 Pt 1 ‘Baluchistan:- Disturbed conditions on the Anglo-Persian border. Future administration of Mekran, Sarhad & the Kalat States’ [‎154r] (305/896), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/594/1, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100080241537.0x000075> [accessed 25 April 2024]

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