Coll 28/8 ‘Persia; Diaries; Sistan & Kain, April 1927 – 1933’ [‎48r] (106/434)

CONFIDENTIAL.
Diary o£ His Britannic Majesty’s Consulate for Sistan and
. —
1. Persian Baluchistan and the Sarhad.
—On December 16th Sarhang Muham
mad Khan left Bampur with his force
for Remishk. He is said to have receiv
ed instructions to push forward the
attack as the Baluchis had commenced
looting in several directions. He had,
however, sent messages to Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Saidi
Khan and the Nawab An honorific title; an official acting as a provincial deputy ruler in South Asia; or a significant Muslim landowner in nineteenth century India. of Ab-i-Kharran,
who were reported as preparing to
assist- Abdul Hussain, to hand in their
arms and wished to await their replies
before commencing hostilities. The
Baluchis captured 70 Persian Camelry
who were on reconnaissance duty and
carried them towards Remishk. Fifty
men were sent to effect their rescue and
fighting took place in which 15 Persian
troops are said to have been killed and
5 wounded. The Baluch casualties are
not known.
Mirza Khan Bamri has secretly sent
men to assist Abdal Hussain. The
latter has seno his family and personal
effects to British Mekran and his follow
ers have taken up positions on the
approaches to Remishk.
Practically all the tribesmen of the
Sarbaz area have offered assistance to
the Remishk Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. . Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Barkat
Khan of Bint has threatened the life of
Idu Khan if he continaes to assist the
General Officer Commanding.
The General Officer Commanding is
' reported to have despatched Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
Habibullah Khan Reki to Sarbaz to
report if the British tribes afford any
assistance to the recalcitrant tribes.
Mehrab Khan and Qadir Baksh of
Hoshak have removed to British terri
tory at Mand. The Officer Commanding
at Dizzak sent troops in pursuit. They
succeeded in securing their arms, but the
individuals made good their escape.
On the occasion of the recent despatch
of British Levies to Qileh Sufaid, near
the frontier at Mirjawa the General
Officer Commanding at first decided
thet they should be prevented from
taking water from Mirjawa, but sub
sequently cancelled the order. He has
reported their presence to Tehran.
Our Frontier Assistant at Mirjawa
r recently reported that the General
1 Officer Commanding had sent men to
' clear the railway line of sand as far as
Koh-i-laftan station, in British territory..
The General Officer Commanding when
asked denied all knowledge of the
matter. It seems probable that such
attempts will be made from time to
time, in the hope that they will pass
unnoticed and may subsequently be
used as evidence that the Persians
maintained the line to the frontier which
they seem prepared to claim, which is
well within our tenitory. This being
so, it will be necessary to protest should
they repeat the experiment.
2 . His Majesty's Consular Officers .—
Captain G. F. Taylor, Medical Officer
and Vice-Consul at Zabul became
seriously ill with pneumonia complicat-
ed by typhoid and nearly succumbed to
the disease before medical help was forth
coming. Colonel Dickson, Chief Medical
Officer in Baluchistan proceeded by Air
to Nok Kundi and thence without
stopping to ZabuL Captain Taylor,
whose life was despaired of for some 10
days is now happily recovering.
Colonel Dickson has returned to
Quetta on relief by Capt. J. Shepherd,
I. M. S. who is temporarily acting as
Medical Officer and Vice-Consul at
Zabul, until such time as Capt. Taylor
will be fit to resume his duties. It is
hoped that this will be about the end of
March after a short period of leave in
India.
3. Sistan and Qainat .—On December
the 13th the Acting Governor at Zabul
was transferred to Kwash and charge of
the GovernorRe devolved temporarily on
the Telegraph master. A ci vil Governor
is said to be on his way from Tehran.
He is reported as being an ^-Consul at
Herat and recently employed in the
Foreign Ministry.
On December 18th the following
members of a Commission to negotiate
with the Afghans in regard to the Hel-
mand water distribution, arrived at
Zabul and proceeded a few days latter
to the frontier.
Aga Misbah \ Representatives of the
Aga Shirazi ) Re venue Department.
^ Representative of the
Aga Rasteh £ Ministry for Foreign
) Affairs.
Sarhang Murteza Khan Mukeri—
Frontier Commissary.