ملف رقم ١٣٧٧ لسنة ١٩٠٥، جزء ٣، "الحدود الفارسية البلوشستانية: مسألة بيران وكاشا" [و‎‎١‎٨‎٦] (٢٠٩/٥١)

These orders were carried out to the letter. The Native Assistant
reached Bug on the morning of the 9th. He asked and obtained
a statement from their leader Sayed Khan, showing what his
purpose on the frontier was, and he requested him to withdraw his
men which he did a few hours later the same day. There w as no
violation of our territory, nor indeed did any Persian sowars so
much as enter our limits.
3. Their leader complained that several Baluch with cattle, which had been
stolen, had crossed into British Territory. The Native Assistant suggested that
they should leave a representative at Bug, which they did in the person of one
Nazar Jan, and he said that he would make enquiries into the matter. This was
done and as the result he collected, from near Piran and Lashkari Ah, some
19 men, 20 camels, ISl sheep and goats and various petty articles. These
men, who were on their way from Sarhad to Afghanistan, admitted on being
questioned that the cattle in their possession did not belong to them but were
stolen property. The Native Assistant communicated with me by telegram,—
this was on the 14th or 6 days prior to the receipt of your No. 726-Confidential,
dated the 18th instant, and I authorised him, but subject to the proviso that
there was no room left for doubt that the cattle were really stolen, to make the
cattle over to the representative who had been left. This was done under
detailed receipt. In issuing these orders I was actuated by the following
considerations. There is at present no grass within our limits, and before any
definite orders or arrangements could be made for the return of the stolen
■property to their owners, the large portion of tne sheep and goats must ka\e
perished. Once the transfer of the property was made it was for the Kam and
Seistan authorities to fight the matter out between themselves, and it seemed to
me, in the circumstances ruling, to be very much better to inform the Kam
authorities and let them do this than to risk the loss of most of the cattle.
4 I shall he glad to receive the Hon’ble the Agent to the Governor-
GeneraPs instructions as to the disposal of the 19 prisoners now m confinement
at Kacha. 1 r . . ,,
5 There are under detention at Kacha some 10 camels which there is no
reasonable doubt form part of property f f en BritamS Ws
to trace their owners haye been unsuccessful, and should His Britannic Majesty
Consul assist me here I shall he favoured.
Enclosure No. 15.
Dated Simla, the 14th October 1911.
From— E. H. S. Clatike, Esq, C.I.E, Deputy Secretary to the Government of
India, Foreign Department, Simla,
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terms of paragraph 2 of Persian sowars to Bng, a copy of
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reached Bug, but in the ^xt clause he says ^there w ^ ^
territory nor indeed did a„^ Per ^ ^ territory and there was
Bug, as you are aware, w ^1 j am to ^ that any trespass between
Z^rKnd ^If'LesoflOO^ is I violation of the status quo, and should
[ not he permitted. *