'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency for the Years 1915-1919' [‎17v] (41/396)

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CHAPTER V.
ADMINISTRATION REPORT EOE. TEE PERSIAN MEKRAN COAST
FOR THE YEAR 1915.
Mr. E. E. Gunter was in political
Personne1, charge of the Mekran Coast during the
year.
It will appear from the reports already submitted that the quantity of
arms and ammunition imported into
Persian Mekran during the year was
1,243 rifles, 10 Mauser pistols and 107,475 rounds of ammunition. The
Afghans, except in a few instances, confined themselves to obtaining the arms
locallv throusrh the Baluchis.
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The extension of the period for which extra subsidies had been granted to
Sirdars Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Saiyid Khan and Islam Khan for the suppression of the arms traffic,
expired on the 1st October 1915.
In November, the Native Assistant at Gwadur reported that some Rinds
of Mekran, with concealed arms and ammunition from Mohammerah, were
travelling by S.S. " Barpeta". Information was given to the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
at Maskat and the men were searched on the arrival of the steamer at that
port and 30 concealed rifles and 9,670 rounds of ammunition were found.
On the 23rd February over a hundred Baluchis from Dashtiari left for India
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about ntty more left. Oppression by
Mir Din Muhammad was said to be the cause or the exodus.
A quarrel occurred, in March, between Mir Islam Khan's and Mir Hoti's
men of Lashar which, after resulting in hostilities, was settled by the media
tion of Mehrab Khan, eldest son of Saiyid Khan. The trouble originated in
an attempted theft by Mir Hoti's men of five camel loads of cloth owned
by the subjects of Mir Islam Khan.
On 17th April, when returning to Karachi after a tour of inspection,
information was received by me at Gwadur that Khalifah Khair Muhammad
(who had lived in Mekran for a long time) had adopted a hostile attitude
towards the British Government and that his men had attacked Jask Station
and cut the telegraph line. I returned to Jask in I. G. T. S. " Patrick Stewart"
calling at Charbar on the way to despatch letters to Saiyid Khan. From Jask
letters were despatched to Mir Islam Khan and Mir Mustafa Khan who were
in the neighbourhood telling them to come and see me. They mot me at the
entrenchment outside Jask. Their manner was quite friendly but Islam Khan
asked for arms and ammunition and said that without them he could not
jestore order. Khaufah Khair Muhammad from Jask to Charbar destroyed
the telegraph line on the way, and then attacked Charbar Station. The attack
was repulsed with the loss of one non-commissioned officer and four men
killed and one man wounded. The enemy lost 12 killed and 12 to 15 wounded.
A detailed account of this disturbance is given in a report by Mr. F. Pinsent
Assistant Superintendent, Jask Sub-Division, a copy of which was forwarded
with this office letter No. 332-1'., dated 9th August 1915 torwaided
Por the help he gave in restoring order in the Jask District Mir Barkat
was returned his security of Rs. 3,000 and was given a present of 10 rifles
2,000 rounds ammumtion and Ks. 500 cash. With the approval of the Poli
tical Resident m the 1 ersian Gulf the Telegraph subsidies for the line from
Jask to Charbar were not paid during the time the line was intermnted
In •' u nc Baluch Chiefs named Amin Khan, Ibrahim Khan, Dost Muhammad
Khan Mehrab Khan and Abdullah Khan of Dizak and Irafshau made an
incursion into Priti s h Mekran with 500 men. The enemy came fnto contact
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