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IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 427-453
- Record Id:
- 041-003434577
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000538832
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100071659835.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100084589627.0x00001f
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 427-453
- Title:
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Settlement of the Opposing Claims of Persia and Afghanistan to Seistan
- Scope & Content:
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Letter and Enclosures to HM Secretary of State for India, dated 31 October 1871, concerning the settlement of the opposing claims of Persia and Afghanistan to Seistan [Sistan]. The papers lead up to the establishment of a commission of arbitration of the Seistan boundary, under the adjudication of Major-General Frederick John Goldsmid.
The papers cover: précis of correspondence concerning the Perso-Khelat [Kalāt] boundary settlement; background to the dispute between the two countries over the Seistan boundary; correspondence from Goldsmid, setting out a framework for the arbitration, and reporting the progress of negotiations; correspondence from Charles Alison, HBM's Minister at Teheran [Tehran], reporting the attitude of the Persian Government; a reported increase of Persian forces in Seistan, June-July 1871; instructions for the commencement of survey work in the area; British action to induce the ruler of Afghanistan to abstain from hostilities; and a letter from the Viceroy to the Amir of Cabul [Kabul] concerning the Seistan arbitration, 31 October 1871.
The Enclosures are dated 25 March - 31 October 1871.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000538283
036-000538832
037-000539097
040-000539107
041-003434577 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/PS : Political and Secret Department Records
IOR/L/PS/5 : Secret Correspondence with India
IOR/L/PS/5/259-277 : Secret Letters and Enclosures from India
IOR/L/PS/5/268 : Secret Letters and Enclosures from the Government of India
IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 427-453 : Settlement of the Opposing Claims of Persia and Afghanistan to Seistan - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0005]/036-000538832[0006]/037-000539097[0010]/040-000539107[0024]/041-003434577
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (27 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100084589627.0x00001f
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1871
- End Date:
- 1871
- Date Range:
- 25 Mar 1871-9 Dec 1871
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Former External References:
- Secret No. 72 of 1871
- Arrangement:
- There is an Abstract of Contents on folios 428-432, numbered 1-46.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)