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‘Persia – especially Seistan’ [470r] (938/949)
The record is made up of 1 file (475 folios). It was created in 7 Nov 1901-23 Aug 1905. 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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this territory which the French are apnirenf.lv j , ,
say that the presence of a Wall on the^art of the 'V.li adm ; t - Again, if wo
nothing, we shall make it much easier for the Fr„Lw U at Khasa b proves
is independent, o 1 ronch to contend that Sur also
12. The Sultan’s only inland costs so fn, r u ,
are these * P StS ’ 80 far as 1 been able to ascertain,
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In the province of Dhahira.—' tu rrr- 1 -
from the summit of the Hajar hills towards Ihn' G ? ab! Fl whic ? 1 ^ns
distance of 14 hours on foot from the watershfld Ara ki is said to lie at a
the sea. The Sultan has a WaU here. ' Up ° n the side f ”ther from
In the Hajar hills behind the Balinn
distance of 13 hours on foot from the sea. Thenfis a Halti at , a
collected. ueie is a post and revenue is
«K i taL Shii * H, * w " 1 Jl "' *■ *• 1 .°™ -
’Awabi, about 11 hours on foot from the sea, in
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Beni Kbarus.
WadfM™ wa b l? Ut ^ h ° UrS fr ° m the Sea ’ “ Wfldi Hammam, a tributary of
All these places are on the seaward slopes of the Hajar ranee
is the only one of them which possesses a Wali.
Nakhl
In the Samayil valley .—Bidbid and Samayil situated respectively 11 and
20 hours on foot trom the sea. These have no Wali at present.
In the province of ' Oman proper.—lzk\ or Ziki, one hour’s ride on the
further side from the sea of the
watershed
The boundary between adjacent drainage basins.
at which
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Samayil rises.
Nizwa, about 23 miles west of Izki.
Manah, about 15 miles south-south-east of Nizwa.
These three lie in the elevated central basin or " jauf ” of ’Oman; Izki and
Nizwa have each a W T ali, but Manah has none.
13. It is impossible to say how far the Sultan’s authority or influence
radiates from these inland posts.
In any case we must note that the whole valley of Rostak, also called
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Fara’, from Hazam, inclusive upwards, comprising about 30 villages, is
in possession of the Sultan’s relation Saiyid Sa’id bin Ibrahim bin Kais bin
’Azzan. The Sultan has married his sister and pays him a subsidy, but the
Saiyid is practically independent. Again the Sultan has no posts in the inland
province of Sharkiya, and it is entirely beyond his control. It is doubtful
whether any number of the inhabitants of Sharkiya own even a nominal
allegiance to Maskat.
14. If I may offer an opinion on such a point, the French have no right
to raise the general question of the Sultan’s boundaries on the present reference.
It is open to them to prove, if they can, that Sur, where most of their flags
are held, is outside the Sultan’s dominions. If, however, the British represen
tative is required to state what the British Government consider to be the
Sultan’s limits, he might accompany his statement with a rough map like
that attached, the names of the Sultan's inland posts being omitted.
J. G. LORIMER.
22nd March 1905.
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This part contains papers mostly relating to British interests in Persia [Iran] and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
It includes a copy of the Board of Trade Commercial Intelligence Committee ‘Report received from Mr. H. W. Maclean, the Special Commissioner appointed by the Commercial Intelligence Committee of the Board of Trade, on the conditions and prospects of British trade in Persia.’
A handwritten note at the front of the file, on folio 5, states ‘Spare copy of notes & correspondence of the “Helmand Control” file (with maps)’. Folio 110 consists of handwritten notes, including one dated 27 April 1904, which states ‘The secret Helmand papers have been printed up, and a set, with necessary maps, is submitted for H.E. the Viceroy to take to England.’ Much of the file concerns the question of controlling the water of the Helmand river and irrigating its whole delta, and the work of the Seistan Arbitration Commission to arbitrate between Persia and Afghanistan on the question of rights to the water of the Helmand in Seistan.
The file also includes reports by W A Johns on reconnaissances of potential railway routes made while he was attached to the Seistan Arbitration Commission, and other papers relating to railways and roads in Persia.
In addition, the file includes copies of the following Government of India Foreign Department Proceedings, which reproduce received Foreign Department correspondence on the following subjects: ‘Selection of a British naval base in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .’, November 1901, Nos. 74-83; ‘Visit of His Excellency the Viceroy to the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. during November-December 1903.’, February 1904, Nos. 33-127; ‘Establishment of telegraphic communication with Henjam. Question of the selection of a naval base in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . Aggressive action of the Persians at Tamb and Abu Musa; their claim to the Islands.’, June 1904, Nos. 300-388; ‘Reports of the Commercial Mission to Persia.’, June 1905, Nos. 45-111; ‘Question of retaining flagstaffs erected in the neighbourhood of the Musandim Promontory’, August 1905, Nos. 288-307.’
The file also includes: brief handwritten notes written by Curzon on headed paper belonging to the Viceregal Lodge, Simla, relating to Seistan and to Lord Kitchener’s planned reforms for the reorganisation and redistribution of the Indian Army; and a printed copy of the report ‘A Note by Major H.L. [Herbert Lionel] Showers, C.I.E., on the present state of affairs in Kelat and a review of the system of Administration now being pursued.’
The file includes four maps: ‘Map of the Tail waters of Helmand River’ (13 July 1903), f 122; ‘Plan Shewing Proposed Routes for a Railway from Nushki to Afghan Frontier near Robat’ (10 April 1903), f 139; ‘Extract from Admiralty Chart No. 753. (Entrance to the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ).’ (October 1901), f 219; and ‘Sketch of route Ram Hormuz to Fellahieh.’ (April 1904), f 230.
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The papers are arranged in no apparent order, apart from the Government of India Foreign Department Proceedings, folios 231 to 474, which are arranged in chronological order.
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- front, 2r:194v, 195v:196r, 197v:199v, 200v, 201v, 203r:272r, 273v:275v, 277r:405v, 408r:408v, 409v, 411r:413v, 414v:419v, 420v:424v, 425v:432v, 433v:435v, 436v, 437v:443v, 444v:471v, 473r:475v
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