Coll 28/8 ‘Persia; Diaries; Sistan & Kain, April 1927 – 1933’ [‎133r] (276/434)

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traveller as having been in the vicinity of
.Daulatabad at the time the letter was written.
It may have been prompted by the Soviet
Consulate. The writing is said to be that of
one Quli Khan, a School teacher in Sistan
..jsho is known to be employed by the Soviet
Jonsul.
The Soviet Consul is reported to be very
active in Sistan in persuading traders to
import Russian goods via Meshed, and has
called for samples of any cloth required.
Certain traders are reported to have given
a written undertaking to import Russian
goods only.
Reports have been received of the des
patch of informers by the Soviet Consul to
Kandahar and Chaman and the retention of
a permanent agent in the Mian Kungi
district.
63. Afghan Affairs. —The following Af
ghan officials passed through Duzdap from
Quetta en route Meshed.
2nd July.
( 1 ) Abdulla Khan s/o Ghulam Mohiud-
Din, Mardak, with 16 women and
2 children.
( 2 ) Mohammad Ismail ^
(3) Jan Mohammad. | Sons of
(4) Umar Khan. ^ Abdul
(5) Abdul Rahim Khan. | Ahad
(6) Abdul Qayum Khan. J Khan.
6th July.
(7) Nasrud Din Khan s/o Sadud Din,
Barakzai with 3 servants.
27th July.
(8) Abdul Aziz Khan, late Naib-ul-
Kukumat, Mazar-i-Sharif.
3rd August.
(9) Mohammad Yaqub Khan, with his
family, late Wazir Minister. -i- Darbar A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family). in
Afghanistan.
Yakub Khan Secretary to the Afghan
Consul, Sistan left for Meshed on July 4 th
accompanied by a notorious prostitute.
He is said to be endeavouring to obtain a
visa for India.
The Afghan Consul, Sistan has caused all
Afghans there to sign a mutabiat Nameh ”
(document protesting allegiance to Habib-
ullah) which he has sent to Kabul. The
matter was concluded as secretly as possi
ble.
Sarhang Murteza Khan informs me that
he has intelligence that an armed force has
been sent near the Sistan frontier by Habib-
ullah, but has no officer in charge, although
one is expected. Their number is said to
be 450.
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• F \ e - ^%han coin imported into Sistan
vide diary for April has been lodged there in
the Imperial Bank of Persia. Some 1,300
tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. are said to have been deducted
owing to defaced coins.
64. Lawlessness. —The state of lawless
ness which now exists in Sistan and Qainat
and along the Aighan border is illustrated
by the following incidents :—
On the night of 1st July 5 murders took
place near Sistan—
2 at Deh Nuf.
2 near Sharifabad.
1 near Bunjar.
About 2nd July, a young woman was
murdered near the village of Gauri.
On the night of 4th J uly, 1 murder by
Afghans near Taqbazi.
2 grain chowkidars killed near Milak and
grain stolen.
1 killed and grain stolen near Deh Dost
Mohammad.
7th July. —12 cows stolen by Afghans in
Mian Kungi.
10th July. —Village of Sharifabad attacked
by Afghans.
11th July.—Shah Mahmud and Shah
Mawaz well-known Afghan raiders, looted
40 camels from the Maldar tribe of Baluchis.
They were pursued and Shah Mahmud
killed. A small force of Amnieh was sub
sequently despatched to assist the Maldar
tribe.
12th July. —A grain chowkidar killed at
Jezinak.
One man killed at Deh Ali Jaafer.
Two men killed at Karku.
14th July. —Two Brahuies killed by
Afghans of the Kabdani tribe near Qila-i-
Nau and goods looted.
18th July. —Two Amnieh men attacked
by Afghans of Rakhshani tribe near Sha-
galak.
About 20th July. —Afghans raided sheep
from Muznabad,
About 27th July. —Ten robbers attacked
the village of Gauri. One was killed.
About 28th July. —Three robbers attacked
an armed man accompanied by a girl near
Kaud. He killed two robbers with one
shot, and the third fled.
A number of other robberies have also
bem reported from time to time, including
robbery of the arms of Amnieh and inter
ference with them on duty.