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Settlement of the Opposing Claims of Persia and Afghanistan to Seistan [448v] (44/54)
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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Position nt>w taken, tip by Pei^a embarrassing. Pef^F to your telegrams bf
last year, 17th Augus^; 22nd Augtist, and 3rd September, and to niine of /8th
ist, an;t our desm^ch No. 53 of 16th November. On. ass^ance
wlio^ of Seishm was to b^'arbitrated^/and not fill thenyclid we
withr the Amep, and our ebmmunicatfon was iry^xact conformity
made in oimmespatch Wo. 39 of Is/July, and/appror/u by you.
yw to negotiate with A/ieer upon/ny other 1/isis would be exceed/'
I We tlii/k that, if dll the circumstance/ are pfoperly placed
dan Gov/rnment by^ecretary, foreign AJPairs, n/serious oijectibn
ken. Persian inte/ests can i/no way dbe endangered, as basis
mt ri/lit and piWent posse/ion. W/hopeJlie strongest efforts
o induce Persian Government to acCept thpj precisely laid down
cti<ms of 9tkAugust 1870. ^
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Enclosure No. 3C.
Telegram dated the 12th October 1871, 5-35 p. m .
From —Mr. Alison, Teheran.
To—The Viceroy.
Recommandee .—The King has received intelligence of the advance of an
Afghan force against Persian Seistan, and begs that Your Excellency will
induce the Afghan ruler to abstain from hostilities during the operations of
the settlement. I said that I would send His Majesty’s message, but that I
had reported that Shah had refused the arbitration which the Afghan ruler
had accepted, and I was not aware of the present intentions of Her" Maiesty’s
Government respecting a commission. ^
Enclosure No- 3Q.
Telegram No. 2217 P, dated the 15th October 1871.
From—Viceroy, Simla.
f° —Mr. Alison, Teheran.
hostiHties K ° f 12t '\ - We have alread y advised Ameer to abstain from
* ■+ i •/•i , expressed intention only to defend his frontier and has
invited British arbitration. Only obstacle to solving question peacefullv is
dismchnahon sh own by Persia to accept our arbitration on SrS nSne
Government have already approved. If Shah agree to proposal made we
will communicate with Ameer at once. pioposais mafle, we
J2.
Enclosure No.
No. ~38o P^ dated Simla, the 27th May 1871.
n!° m ~ C „ V ' AlICHISm > Esi 3'. c. S. i., Secy, to the Govt, of India, Foreign Dept,
o fhe Secretary to the Government of the Punjab.
, 1 AM t0 en ° l0Se ’ f01 ' the formation of His Honor the Lieutenant-Governor
movement of Af s h,„ *_
may be made through the^Ae-ent fronhei, and to request that enquiries
report. ° 6 Agent at Cabul wbe ther there is any truth in the
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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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- IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 427-453
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- Settlement of the Opposing Claims of Persia and Afghanistan to Seistan
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- 427r:453v
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