مجموعة ‎٢٨/٩١ "بلاد فارس. حدود إيران-بلوشستان؛ انتهاك الحدود من قبل القوات البريطانية والإيرانيين" [و‎‎٨‎٩] (٥٥١/١٧٧)

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probably due to tii© fact that the frontier in the area con
cerned ia undemnrcat d cuid follows no well defined feature*
As you are aware* t/ie Government of India are anxious to
avoid ra^sin^ the question of the demarcation of the ndo-
Iranian frontier with tlie Iranian Government and tliey, there
fore* consider it undesirable that anything in the nature of
a strong rote at should be made to that Govornmnnt regarding
the Xiolat^ona co ; aaitt d y the Iranian soldiers* The viola
tion co nutted by tiie Assistant j olitical Agent himself also
of course weakens our posit,on in this respect* In the cir
cumstances it is suggested that as Uonsieur ..iohsen Rais's
complaint was only verbal* the reply given to it should also
aWt, he verbid* Incidents 3 arid 4 in paragraph 8 of the Assistant
Political Agent* Makran's report and the incident described
in Baluchistan t&cpress letter No.F.ll/3Q*RD-55i9-P f raiglit at
the same time be mentioned, and the Iranian Government i sked
to take steps to ©quaint their officials with the correct
position of the boundary in the area concerned. The Government
of India are prepared to leave it to youf to admit the Assis
tant Political Agent's violation or not as y u think fit. If
it is admitted* it is suggested that the circumstances in
which it took place should be explains and t/iat the Iranian
Government should be informed that now that tiie correct posi
tion of the frontier has been ascertained, it ia hooed that
no further violation of this nature will occur.
3. The line of action described above is only suggested
tentatively and if you have any other proposal* to make* the
Government of India would be glad to receive them.
4. A copy of this letter is being sent to the India Office.
I have the honour to be*