مجموعة ‎٢٨/٩١ "بلاد فارس. حدود إيران-بلوشستان؛ انتهاك الحدود من قبل القوات البريطانية والإيرانيين" [و‎‎١‎٥‎١] (٥٥١/٣٠١)

Copy of Confidential memorandum No.63-C. dated the 6th
December 1935, from the Assistant Political Agent in
Mekran, Panjgur, to the Political Agent, Kulat and Chagai,
Camp Sibi.
Subject:- Gorich Kalag .
Please refer to my telegram No.62 of 2nd instant
and your telegram No. 20 CV of the 4th instant.
Gorich Kalag is from li to 2 miles on the Kharan
(British) side of the demarcated frontier. Though not
marked on the map its map reference has been found on the
ground (checked by compass bearings) to be sheet 3IM-square
A4-99.
Patrols from Grawag have visited Gorich Kalag twice
monthly since last May. For some reason, a certain amount
of doubt appears to prevail in that area as to whether it
is really in Iranian or British territory, the inhabitants
claiming to be Iranian or British subjects as it suits them
During the last few months rumour has been busy among these
people, who pass freely forwards and backwards across the
border, that the Iranians in pursuance of their active
policy of acquiring a firm hold over their jurisdiction
in Iranian Baluchistan proposed to establish a post in
Gorich Kalag or the neighbourhood. So long as these
rumours remained vague and unspecified no more attention
was paid to them than to the generality of rumours along
the frontier, some of which are worth investigating and
some not.
Since the 26th of last month, however, specific
reports have been received regarding the alleged intention
of the Iranians to establish themselves permanently at
Gorich Kalag. On the 28th November a secret agent
reported that the vakil oX Kuhak had told him 0 X the
imminent arrival oi a large party of troops in Kuhak, halX
oX whom would remain there and halX push on and establish
a permanent post in Gorich Kalag.
Orders had been