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without success. As the detachment would have been considerably out
numbered his reported discretion was probably wise.
6 Until Persian Baluchistan and the Sarhad are brought under
control it is certain that if the Persian Government wish to keep the
districts of Bam, Jiruft and Narmashir in any tranquility they must regard
Kerman merely as a headquarters for their Brigade and must keep the
strength of their Kerman troops posted at Bam with strong posts at Tahrud
and Abariq on the Kerman-Bam road and detachments m Jiruft and
Narmashir.
7. The detachment which was posted at Jiruft last summer had to be
withdrawn owing to the sickness among the men from the highlands who
were posted there and the Officer Commanding troops was engaged m enlist
ing men from the hot regions to take their place.
In the opinion of Persians this is the greatest difficulty in the occupation
of Persian Baluchistan or as one Persian put it to me the chief fort of Dost
Mohamed Khan is the summer of Baluchistan.
8 I am informed that when Nasir-ed-Dauleh, brother of the Parman
Parma, was governor of Kerman he held Baluchistan with 400 cavalry and
800 infantry as a permanent garrison.
9. The attack on Zargham-us-Saltaneh’s villages should at any rate
make it difficult for him to join Dost Mohamed next year should the latter
decide to put up a fight against the Persian Government.
10. I am sending a copy of this report to the Government of
Hon’ble the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, the Hon ble the Agent
to the Governor-General in Baluchistan, and H. B. M. s Consul, Sistan.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient, humble servant,
(Sd.) L. HAWORTH,
Lieut.-Colonel,
His Majesty’s Consul, Kerman.
To
H. B. M.’s Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary
at the Court of Persia, Tehran.
203
Telegram P., No. 434, dated (and received) the 31st December 1923.
Prom—His Majesty’s Minister, Tehran,
To—His Majesty’s Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, London.
(Sent to India.)
Please refer to telegram sent to Secretary of State by Government of
India, No. 23-C. (Serial No. 165A.) i • a h v me to
Para. 1. Views of Government of India have been explained y
Prime Minister. hv
Para. 2. It appears to me that objections to military co^operatKin^
Jo, 147 and 160)
better to mahe no P-POS.l - j-tf
^ch cX-tioTsS Xb^nTd"^! Persian Govern-
ment.
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