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Settlement of the Opposing Claims of Persia and Afghanistan to Seistan [430v] (8/54)
The record is made up of 1 item (27 folios). It was created in 25 Mar 1871-9 Dec 1871. 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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ill, which checks the progress of his
communications.
21^ September 1871.
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ty’s Minister at Teheran.
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No. —Telegram from Her Ma
jesty’s Minister at Teheran.
\Wi October 1871.
In answer to above, states that reply
regarding Seistan is a matter of great
urgency. In daily expectation of
hearing from him.
States the Persian Government
will not depart from the position
taken up on the strength of Earl
Russell’s despatch dated 5th Novem
ber 1868, that is to say, they will not
consent that their actual possessions
in Seistan should be discussed or dis
turbed, and they will agree only that
our arbitration should have effect over
those places which are not actually
in their possession, our Commissioner
reserving his final opinion until his
return to Teheran. The Persian Gov
ernment make negotiation otherwise
to Commissioner meeting localities,
hearing evidence, and drawing up
maps.
States the King has received intelli
gence of the advance of an Afghan
force against Persian Seistan, and
begs that the Viceroy will induce the
Afghan ruler to abstain from hosti
lities during the operations of the
settlement. He said that he would
send his message, but that he report
ed that Shah had refused the arbitra
tion which the Afghan ruler had
accepted, and he was not aware of the
present intention of Her Majesty’s
Government respecting a commission.
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Letter and Enclosures to HM Secretary of State for India, dated 31 October 1871, concerning the settlement of the opposing claims of Persia and Afghanistan to Seistan [Sistan]. The papers lead up to the establishment of a commission of arbitration of the Seistan boundary, under the adjudication of Major-General Frederick John Goldsmid.
The papers cover: précis of correspondence concerning the Perso-Khelat [Kalāt] boundary settlement; background to the dispute between the two countries over the Seistan boundary; correspondence from Goldsmid, setting out a framework for the arbitration, and reporting the progress of negotiations; correspondence from Charles Alison, HBM's Minister at Teheran [Tehran], reporting the attitude of the Persian Government; a reported increase of Persian forces in Seistan, June-July 1871; instructions for the commencement of survey work in the area; British action to induce the ruler of Afghanistan to abstain from hostilities; and a letter from the Viceroy to the Amir of Cabul [Kabul] concerning the Seistan arbitration, 31 October 1871.
The Enclosures are dated 25 March - 31 October 1871.
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There is an Abstract of Contents on folios 428-432, numbered 1-46.
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- IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 427-453
- Title
- Settlement of the Opposing Claims of Persia and Afghanistan to Seistan
- Pages
- 427r:453v
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