ملف رقم ٥٢ لسنة ١٩١٢ الجزء ٣ "يوميّات بلاد فارس" [و‎‎٤‎٢‎٤] (١١٢٨/٨٥٨)

seems to have inspired Scouratt with a touch of the Ilbaigi’s complaint as he
replied regretting inability to leave Jam on account of press of work and inviting
the Ilbaigi to Jam with a promise of safe conduct. This invitation the Taimuri
did not feel able to accept, so no meeting took place.
Shaukat-ud-Daulah (paragraph 14 last week) broke his undertaking with the
Governor-General and left for Jam secretly on the night of the 25th instant. He
had not arrived at Jam when Colonel Scouratt left, so that the latter was not able
to help in the matter of the dispute between the brothers, but we hear that there
has been no fighting. Colonel Scouratt’s reception by Shaji-us-Saltanah and their
subsequent relations seem to have been all that could be desired.
23. News from Herat. —Fifty of the Turkoman emigrant families reported in
paragraph 16 of Diary No. 2 have returned to Russia carrying with them a quanti
ty of wheat.
24. The Naib-us-Saltanah has ordered the Naib-ul-Hukumah to recover from
Abdul Karim Khan of Dahanah Doab twelve rifles which Saiyid Ahmad Beg Jam-
shidi had left with him when passing during his flight from Kabul. Abdul
Karim denies that Jamshidi left more than one rifle with him.
25. The Muin-us-Saltanah has ordered the Naib-ul-Hukumah to send 300
kharwars of wool to Kabul.
26. The Risalah Jemadar and sowars who had accompanied Kazim Beg from
Kabul to Herat have returned to Kabul, and the Naib-ul Hukumah has appointed
the Kot Duffadar of his own escort to replace the Jemadar as escort to Kazim on
his riding expeditions.
27. The Naib-ul-Hukumah and Naib Solar lunched with Kazim Beg on Friday,
the 15th instant.
28. Puri Khan (paragraph 24 of Diary No. 19) now says that he is the son of
a Yusufzai of Ghazni who emigrated to India : that he was sent forcibly by the
British to take part in the war : and that he deserted and joined the Turks, by
whom he was sent to Herat.
29. A Risalah sowar who has recently returned from Anardarah reports the
arrival of a British officer at a Kanat known as Barhnah Kanat on the Persian
frontier, and a subsequent discussion which took place between him and the
Afghan Risalah in charge of the post in that neighbourhood as to whether the
Kanat was in Persian or Afghan territory. The matter had not yet been decided
w T hen the sowar left.
30. Bayerl and Wagner are reported to have bought two horses on the 19th
instant.
31. On the 21st Bayerl was asked why his party had not left Herat. He replied
that they would leave after peace was declared ; and when it was represented that
certain of them had in fact quitted the country he pointed out that they were
persons with no impedimenta whereas Wagner and he had much baggage and
records, the capture of which they feared to risk.
32. A special mail which reached Meshed from Herat on the 29th June brought
news of the departure of Abd-ur-Rahman (paragraph 24 of Diary No. 21) from
Herat for Meshed, the news of which unfortunately only reached our agent two
days after he had left. Enquiries are being made here, and we have some additional
information which will help in tracing the man.
33. The transport of grain mentioned in paragraph 16 last week is now
contradicted, both as the result of enquiries of our own agents and those kindly
made by Nasrat-ul-Mulk.
Meshed :
W. G. GREY, Lieut.-Colonel,
His Britannic Majesty's Consul-General and Agent
of the Government of India in Khorassan.
The 30th June 1917.
G. M. Press, Simla.—No. C225 F.D.—27-7-17—29—E. A., etc.
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