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The Settlement of the Persia-Baluchistan Frontier [‎585r] (7/40)

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The record is made up of 1 item (20 folios). It was created in 13 Aug 1871-16 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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, No. 131^ dated Gulahek, the 5th September 1871.
From—C. Alison, Esq., c. b., Her Britannic Majesty’s Minister at Teheran.
To—The Rio-ht Hon’ble the Eakl of Granville, k. g., &e., &c., &c.
* 1. September 1st.
f 2. September 4th.
Referring to my telegrams dated the 24th and 27th August and to
Your Lordship’s reply dated the 31st August, on the subject of the negocia-
tions respecting the Perso-Khelat frontier line, I have
the honor to enclose copy of a note* which I addressed
to the Persian Minister for Poreign Affairs, and transla
tion of His Excellency’s replyf accepting, on the part of the Shah, the line
of frontier submitted by General Goldsmid. A map shewing that line and
signed by that officer accompanied my note, and His Excellency transmitted
to me with his reply an exact copy of that map countersigned by himself,
which I have delivered to General Goldsmid for conveyance home.
To complete the correspondence on this subject, I beg to enclose copy
of an instruction* addressed by me to Mr. W. Dickson,
who was charged to convey my note of the 1st Septem
ber to the Persian Minister; a copy of that gentleman’s
reply,f copy of a memorandum of the message^ conveyed
to me with Mirza Saeed Khan’s note dated the 4th Sep
tember; and copy of a telegram § from the Viceroy. of
India conveying his thanks and congratulations on the successful termination
of this negociation.
* 3 September 1st.
f 4. September 3rd.
J 5. September 5tb.
§ 6. September 1st,
1.
Memorandum from C. Alison, Esq, c. b., to tie Persian Minister for Poreign Affairs,—dated
Gulakek, the 1^ September 1871.
The undersigned, Her Britannic Majesty’s Envoy Extraordinary and Minis
ter Plenipotentiary at the Court of Persia, acting on the part of his Govern
ment, has the honor to submit, for the approval of His Majesty the Shah, a map
in which the boundary line between the territories possessed in Beloochistan by
Persia, and the territories forming the exclusive property of the independent
State of Khelat, is delineated.
This line may be thus described: Commencing from the northernmost
point, or that which is furthest from the sea, the territory of Khelat is bounded
to the west by the large Persian District of Dizzuk, which is composed of many
Delis or minor Districts, those on the frontier being Jalk and Kallegan. Below
these two last-named is the small District of Kohuk, which, together with
Punjgur, comprising Parum and other dependencies, .is on the Khelat side of
the frontier, while on the Persian side is Bampusht.
Below Punjgur, the frontier, possessions of Khelat to the sea are Boleida,
including Zamiran and other dependencies, Mund and Dnsht. Within the Persian
line of frontier areAtie villages or tracts belonging to Sirbaz and Bahu Dusty-
ari. The boundary" of Dusht is marked by a long line drawn through the
Drabol hill situated between the PJvers Bahu and Dusht, to the sea in the Bay
‘ Gwuttur.
To summarise: Punjgur and Parum and other dependencies with Kohuk;
oleida including Zamiran and other dependencies; Mund, including Tump,
asserabad, Kedj, and all Districts, debs and dependencies to the eastward;
i U sht with its dependencies as far as the sea : these names exhibit the line ot
;tual possession of Khelat, that is to say, all tracts to the east of the frontier
f actual Persian possession, which frontier comprises Dizzuk and Bampusiit,
irbaz and Peshin, Bahu and Dustyaii.

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Letter and Enclosures to HM Secretary of State for India, dated 20 December 1871, concerning the settlement of the frontier between Persia and Khelat [Kalāt], in Beloochistan [Baluchistan]. The frontier settlement mission was led by Major-General Frederick John Goldsmid.

The papers include: correspondence from Charles Alison, HBM's Minister at Teheran [Tehran]; correspondence from Goldsmid; the Persian Government's acceptance of the frontier settlement; reports of diplomatic contacts with the Persian Minister of Foreign Affairs; the raising by the Persian Government of a question over the status of Kohuk; and the congratulations of the Government of India to Goldsmid and his staff for the conduct of the settlement.

The Enclosures are dated 13 August - 19 December 1871.

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There is an Abstract of Contents on folios 583-584, numbered 1-19.

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