"مجلد I مذكرات بخصوص بلاد فارس والمنطقة الحدودية الشمالية الغربية. ١٩٠٥." [و‎‎٤‎٨] (٣١٠/١٠٠)

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the Central Government had already been
approached by the local authorities on this
subject, and that orders had been telegraphed.
The Mushir-ed-Dowleh has also asked the
local authorities for a statement of expenses
which would be incurred by the adoption of
the measures proposed; and has announced
that on receipt of these particulars, steps will
be taken to carry out some scheme for the
policing of the route.
On the 12th October, Major Cox (Political
Resident, Bushire) addressed a despatch to Mr.
Grant Duff (His Majesty’s Charge d’Affaires,
Tehran), regarding the insecurity of the Bunder
Abbas-Kerman road (vide Memorandum for
September, paragraph 26). It appears that
most of the robberies on this route occur
between Ahmadi and Daulatabad, which places
are on the boundary line between the provinces
of Kerman and Pars. The reason given is
that the country between these two points is
a kind of no-man’s land, and is not acknow
ledged by either the Pars or Kerman Govern
ment as within their respective jurisdictions
when any unpleasant enquiry is required.
Major Cox has, therefore, asked that an en
deavour be made to obtain from the Persian
Central Government an authoritative sketch
map showing the boundary line between
Kerman and Pars provinces and the villages
on each side of the boundary.
28. Customs posts .—The Persian Cus
toms Administration has established a Customs
post at Laz in the island of Sheikh Shuaib,
opposite to Mogham (Persian Gulf).
Simla; 1 C. SOMERS COCKS.
The 1st Nov. 1905. )