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The record is made up of 1 item (3 folios). It was created in 20 Nov 1871-2 Jan 1872. 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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Letter and Enclosure to HM Secretary of State for India, dated 6 December 1871.

The letter encloses a report by the Agent at Cabul [Kabul], on the intentions of the Amir of Afghanistan in relation to Seistan [Sistan]. The Amir had given stringent orders to his dependent rulers not to allow any of their subjects to cause disturbances on the Seistan border. The letter states that the instruction would allay the apprehensions of the Shah of Persia of an Afghan advance into Seistan.

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English in Latin script
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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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IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 507-509
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Secret No. 76 of 1871

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20 Nov 1871-2 Jan 1872 (CE, Gregorian)
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Seistan

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Afghan policy on Seistan, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 507-509, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100084589627.0x000013> [accessed 24 April 2024]

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