"تقرير الإدارة عن المقيمية السياسية في الخليج الفارسي للأعوام ١٩١٥-١٩١٩" [و‎‎٣‎٥] (٣٩٦/٧٦)

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FOR THE TEAR 1915.
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Statement of armi and ammunition imported into the Mekran during the half-year ending
LOth June 1915.
Date.
Rifles.
Ammuni
tion.
Where landed.
Destination.
Nakhuda.
Landed by
14-1-1915 .!
30
Unknown ,
Sorkum .
• ••
Seven Baluchis from
Sorkum passed
Rapch with the
rifles, particulars
of landing un
available.
13-1-1915
50
5,000
Sadaich ,
Fanuch
Unknown ,
Consigned to a
Baluchi named
Mehrdil ot
Fanuch.
8-3-1915
*
30
3,000
Kashani near
Gebreg.
Dashtiari
Do.
Ten Dashtiari
Baluehis, names
unknown.
13-3-1915
55
2,475
Between Ma-
khi and Kalat.
Bint , .
Do.
Shahmorad, Eoshan
and Dilmurad of
Eint.
21-3-1915
80
4,000
Khonarak
Bint and
JDashtiari.
Do.'
Valook and 5 others
of hint and Shah
morad of Dasht-
iari.
30-3-1915
7-4-1915
13-4-1915
18
300
and ten
mauser
pistols.
40
900
30,000
2,000
Do.
Girl skin ,
Between Ma-
khi and Kalat,
Unknown
Do.
Gait
Khudabux Bin
Bhukh^liullaii
of Burka.
Unknown ,
Do.
Hussain and two
others of Bint.
Landed by four
Afghans from
Gwetter.
Ten Baluchis, sub
jects of Saiyid
KLan.
21-5-1915
20-6-1915
300
50
30,000
5,000
Sadaich <,
Jagin
Unknown
Lashar
Do.
Do.
Landed by two
Afghans from
Gwetter.
Kamal of Lashar
and seven others.
Report hy Mr. F. Pinsent, Assistant Superintendent, Jash Sub-Division, Indo-European
Telegraph Department, dated Charbar, the 1st January 1916, in connection with the arms
traffic on the Me/cram Coast during the half-year ended 31st December.
The number and disposition of the four patrols employed remain as at the close of the
last report, but two additional telephone stations have been opened in order to facilitate the
transmission of information to Jask and to report the movements of Afghans interested in
the trade.
The period under review from the gun-running point of view has been a very quiet
one and from the attached statement it will be seen that the importation of arms into the
Mekran has fallen off considerably, but in spite of this small parties of the Afghans continue
to wander through the different districts in search of arms as reports have been received of
their presence in and about the Karwan district where it is said they are purchasing inferior
types of weapons from the people of the country. It is difficult to understand "how the
business can be made a paying one as the majority of the rifles now procurable are of a most
inferior kind, but doubtless a few modern weapons can also be purchased in small numbers
which must be sufficient attraction to the parties interested in the trade between Afghanistan
and Persian Baluchistan.
The two landings of arms in August last were effected by parties of Afghans who
left the coast during the previous winter for the Arab side and their late return ^shows the
scarcity of arms for sale on the opposite coast.
The landing of one Saiyid Muhammad, an Afghan of some standing, said to be known
as the Khalifa of Debai on the coast west of Jask during the latter part of the period under
review with 53 cases believed to contain rifles, revolvers, etc., is of interest, but so far nothina"
much is known of the man and his intentions and it remains to be seen how far his influence
will affect the country generally.
A statement showing the approximate number of arms and ammunition imported during
the half-year is attached. 0