مجموعة ٨/٢٨ "بلاد فارس؛ اليوميات؛ سيستان وكاين، أبريل ١٩٢٧ – ١٩٣٣" [و‎‎١‎٣‎٩] (٤٣٤/٢٨٨)

Diary of His Majesty’s Consul, Sistan and Kain, for the month of -
May 1929.
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42. Persian Baluchistan —Reference house at Khwash at which the following ^
paragraph 33 of diary for April. Sarhang were present:—
return from dehran he sent a message to declined to take the oath until Sirdar
Nowsherawan Khan to the effect that Nasrullah Khan should have allied himself
Dost Mohammed wished him to purchase to them. He accused Idu Khan of
a car for his use and proceed in it with wishing to oust Dost Mohammed for his
Idu Khan to Tehran. Nowsherawan sus- own advancement. One informer report-
pected this as a ruse to get him to Tehran ed that an oath was taken, but another
and refused to comply with Idu Khan’s report denies that this was so. The meet-
wishes. Throughout the early part of ing is said to have become known to the
May reports indicated considerable unrest Persian military authorities and Idu
among the tribes and that negotiations Khan was suspected of having reported it,
were constantly, being conducted with and Sirdar Jiand Khan is said to have
a view to effecting alliances against the openly reproached him and threatened that
Government, but as much distrust exists he would be killed if he deceived the
among the various tribes, some of whom Baluchis. Juma Khan Ismailzai is said
had supported the Persians in the opera- to have suggested that any rising should
tions in Baluchistan, and as all are now be led by Idu Khan to show his good
very distrustful of Idu Khan, there does faith.
The unsympathetic treatment meted out allegations may be, it is certain that Idu
to them by the local military authorities Khan now has little influence in Baluchis-
since the occupation of Baluchistan has |_ an and in the event of a serious rising he
undoubtedly deeply offended all the tribal WO uld not be in a position to help the
Sirdars. Persians to the extent that he did in the
A meeting is reported to have been held last operations. In spite of the numerous
on or about the 8 th May at Idu Khan’s reports of disaffection among the tribes