Settlement and Demarcation of the Frontier between Persia and Baluchistan [‎403r] (41/74)

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vented a friendly and useful discussion as to claims, there was no difficulty
in ascertaining what were the existing possessions on either side. Ibrahim
Khan himself fixed, without reserve, his present frontier at Peshin, and de
clined to furnish me with camels beyond that place as being without his
iurisdiction. Indeed, the chief evidence obtained by me.to determine the
actual frontier of possession was gathered on the Persian side from which I
had twice crossed the line of boundary.
Purther, under the arrangements made with His Highness the Khan
of Khelat for the protection of the telegraph on the Mekran coast, Paquir
Mahomed Naib, of Kedj, receives payment up to the frontier already de
signated in Gwuttur Bay, from enquiries made as to actual possession nearly
ten years a 0 *© and again at a later period. That raids, have been made in KohuJc,
Parum Boleida, and Dusht cannot change the situation. These have been
occasioned by an unsettled state of affairs, which it would be a true kindness
to the suffering and wretched inhabitants to change for a mutual understand
ing on the true line of frontier.
ffriolo tuira Ho- 15.
Po. 160, dated Gulahek, Teheran, the 11th August 1871.
Prom—M ajor-General F. J. Goldsmid, c. b., on special mission.
rp 0 qh e Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign Department.
As the outgoing Indian mail has been kept back a day or two later than I had
first supposed, I take the opportunity of completing report of progress of the
Mekran boundary enquiry up to this date, the 11th instant.
2 On the 3rd instant Her Majesty’s Minister addressed a memorandum to
the Persian Minister of Foreign Affairs, stating that Her Majesty s Government
were desirous there should be no further delay in discussing the Khelat boundary
question and urging attention to a speedy settlemen .
o On fhp fifh instant Mr Alison took me, together with the members of
r tff Oaitain? Smhh and Lovett, to call upon the Shah, who had returned
Tthe B^hbourhoodjf Tehmnon^nd^ fiTcT
menced workwithSan in accordance with agreement and asldn S ^ estl °T
on the physical features, the frontier
replied that Mirza Maasum Khan d ' d ““ thrarrancrements first proposed,
until he had bee “ po inted ouUhat the Ameer Shere Ali Khan was
'j 0 )? ca . usl ^ from attendinc to the matter of the Seistan boundary,
debarred by circumstances trom attena g ability, mention-
! answered the other ^t-^ J PahJand Sirhaz,
ing two or three P] a °®. s one (Sirbez) as having the advantage of a
^TubSn; moreover, to ^
p^fw^Sre^rd illthSts were poor, living principally on dates and
liSh ' ^ The King’s
have found it on lormei occas ■ emar k e d that I had taken a great amount
of comp aisance or courtesy. Majesty that I had no complaints to
of trouble in this journey I assuied ^ gaid p had always been ready,
make on that score. Moreover, as legal
and still was ready, to go there w leu , em0 .
, r-vntaiu Lovett’s map and my explanatoiy me
5 . On the 1 th instant Capta^ ^ the 21gt ] uly was forwarded agreeably
* i-orwarded witii my No. i«i ■>£ the n, P p 0 rei rr n Minister’s request, to Mr. AUsou, i
aau n to the Shah. I had added a second map on a
the former should be submitted and par t s 0 f other countries bordenng
smaller scale, not comprising g boundary under dispute. Mirza Saeed
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