مجموعة ٨/٢٨ "بلاد فارس؛ اليوميات؛ سيستان وكاين، أبريل ١٩٢٧ – ١٩٣٣" [و‎‎١‎١‎٣] (٤٣٤/٢٣٦)

CONFIDENTIAL.
Diary of His Majesty’s Consul for Sistan and Kain, for the month of March, 1930.
23. His Majesty’s Consular Otficers .—
Nil.
24. Sarhad and Persian Baluchistan .—
The General Officer Commanding and Mili
tary Governor in the Sarhad and Persian
Baluchistan is reported to have ordered
the Sardars of Bampur and Dizak districts
to collect the arms of their followers.
He isi stated to have promised the Sar-
hadis that he would not disarm them in
recognition of their loyalty during the
recent operations. The tribesmen do not
believe this and are said to be endeavour
ing to sell their arms into Afghanistan.
A report from Mirjawa that orders had
been issued for the immediate disarming
of the Sarhadis, which had resulted in the
tiight of Sardar Jiand Khan, was unfound
ed. The Sardar and his followers had
left their villages to graze flocks in the
hills as is customary at this season. Rifles
have been collected to the number of 2,000
from Baluchis of Sarbaz, Pishin, Iranshar
and Bampur, but Chahbar, Fanuch, Geh
and Gwadur are not apparently to be dealt
with until next winter, by which time the
General Officer Commanding hopes to get
a road constructed from Chahbar to Bam
pur and thence on to Kwask.
It is believed that the disarming of the
Sarhadis will similarly be left till next
year, the General Officer Commanding
desiring to still further break up the com
bination of the tribes. While' in Sarbaz
he openly told the Sardars that Idu Khan
was ill disposed towards them ; doubtless
this was said with a view to undermine the
latter’s prestige among the tribes.
The Zabali-Fouj has been split up
between Pashmand, Sarbaz and Bakshan.
It is reported that Ali Muhammad and
Nowsherawan hid valuables and furniture
near Pashmand before their flight. This
has been discovered by the military—Cash
and valuables have been confiscated and
furniture has been sent to Ali Muhammad
through Naib Akbar Khan.
Baluchis of Bakshan area are said to have
moved up to the Sarhad and state they will
not hand in arms unless the Sarhadis are
likewise compelled to do so.
It is reported that the General Officer
Commanding was to meet the Political
Agent, Mekran, near Mand at the end of
March to settle a boundary question. His
Majesty s Consul, Sistan, has no official
intimation of this.
ENCLOSURE IN
INDIA FOREIGN SECRFTAR'
. Q adi X Baksl b nephew of Sardar Shah-
jehan Khan, Kurd of Magas has been ap
pointed Governor of Sarbaz.
. B bas been officially announced, accord
ing to the Governor, Duzdap, that the ad
ministration of Persian Baluchistan is no
longer connected with Kerman, but that
the General Officer Commanding, Sistan
Brigade, is Military Governor of the pro
vince down to Jask, under general orders
ot the General Officer Commanding,
Ha s tern Army.
r . Bistan and Qainat. —Hisam-Ad-
Howleh, Governor of Kain, arrived in
Sistan on the 5th on a visit to supervise his
estates m Sistan.
It is understood that His Excellencv
Shaukat-ul-Mulk intends to visit Tehran
shortly.
The Malia Department, Sistan, has taken
over the collection of defaced coin at a
reduction of 5 shahis per kran. An
attempt was made to compel British Indian
laders to accept defaced coins in pay
ment of business claims, but without any
reduction. Such coins would then be called
m by the Malia at the reduced rate. Oii
their threatening to bring the matter to
the notice of His Majesty’s Consul they
were not further pressed.
The closing of the Imperial Bank of
Persia, Sistan, coupled with the new finan
cial regulations regarding exchange, has
given rise to a good deal of talk, mostly of
a nature disparaging to our prestige.
A meeting of Persian officials was held
on the 12th March at which the feasibilitv
f enforcing the wearing of clothes made
ol Persian cloth was discussed.
Mnjtalnds of Sistan district have been
called upon to produce two photographs
each and take out a license entitling them
to dispense with the Kulah Pahlevi.
A disease called Tab-i-zard (yellow
lever) was reported to be rampant in Kain
^ CaU - ln ? 20 deaths a day. It has
hrlll t J an T s P lred tha t it was an out- *
Inflaenz . a and tbe total deaths
during the epidemic were 29.
Mi Ji Har y Affairs.—Th*
General Officer Commanding, Eastern
Army arrived at Duzdap on the 25th and
proceeded to Sistan on the 28th. He again
left for Duzdap on the 30th March.
< f^ la11 part y of tr oops (27) under a
Wakil ’ proceeded from Duzdap to Mir-
_jawa en route to Khwash on 5th March.
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Litter No
Dated [1 MAY. .1930
Received 19 MAY. 1930
M.