Abstract: Correspondence, memoranda, maps and other papers relating to the establishment of a precise position of the frontier between Persia [Iran], British Baluchistan [in present-day Pakistan], and Afghanistan, arising in response to the proposed transfer to Persian ownership of the Mirjawa [Mīrjāveh] to Duzdap [Zahedan] stretch of the North Western Railway, and territorial claims made by the Khan of Kalat, Mir Mohammad Azam Jan Khan, and the Persian Government. The volume’s correspondents include: Foreign Office and India Office officials; the British Legation at Tehran (Reginald Hervey Hoare; Charles Dodd); the Government of India (Francis Verner Wylie); the Agent to Governor-General and Chief Commissioner for Baluchistan (Alexander Norman Ley Cater); the British Consul for Sīstān and Kain [Ka’īn] (Clive Kirkpatrick Daly).The correspondence covers:The historical basis for negotiations, being surveys carried out in the 1870s, and a demarcation agreement concluded on 24 March 1896 by Colonel Thomas Hungerford Holdich, later referred to as the Holdich Line. Papers include correspondence from the 1930s in response to uncertainties about the precise position of the line (including extracts of the agreement in Persian), and copies of correspondence from 1895-1896 relating to the conclusion of Holdich’s agreement.Arrangements in 1932 for a joint British and Persian survey party to map the frontier, with Captain Guy Bomford of the Survey of India leading the British party. The results of Bomford’s survey are summarised in a copy of a secret letter, dated 9 June 1932, with accompanying maps (ff 113-119).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 321; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the two leading and two ending flyleaves.A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
Abstract: Photographic reproductions of letters, memoranda, printed copies of correspondence and maps, relating to the demarcation of the border between Persia [Iran] and British Baluchistan (in present-day Pakistan) around the town of Mirjawa [Mīrjāveh]. The majority of the file’s papers are duplicates of material in the file Coll 28/28 ‘Persia. Perso-Baluchistan Frontier. Demarcation near Mirjawa.’ (IOR/L/PS/12/3425).Correspondence dating between 1924 and 1935 comprises the first part of the file (ff 2-153). The second part of the file is preceded by a cover slip attached to folio 154, which reads: ‘Collection ‘B’’. Papers in this part of the file (ff 154-286) comprise copies of correspondence dating between 1871 and 1912. Three of the file’s thirteen maps (f 223, f 224, f 242) are not duplicates of maps included IOR/L/PS/12/3425.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 286; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: Correspondence and other papers relating to controls on cross-border movements and extradition measures on the frontier between Persia [Iran] and India (specifically British Baluchistan, part of present-day Pakistan), discussed between the British Government, Government of India, and Persian Government. The papers refer to a number of cross-border incidents, including murders and robbery committed in Persian territory, in which the perpetrators subsequently absconded into British Baluchistan. The papers include British protests to the Persian Government, in response to incursions by Persian levies into British territories, and correspondence exchanged between British officials, indicating a reluctance to sign an extradition treaty with Persia.The file’s principal correspondents include: the British Legation at Tehran (Robert Henry Clive; Reginald Hervey Hoare; Charles Dodd); representatives of the Persian Government, including the Minister for Foreign Affairs (Mirza Mohamed Ali Khan Feroughi); the British Consul at Sistan and Kain [Ka’īn] (Major Clive Kirkpatrick Daly); the Governor General and Chief Commissioner in Baluchistan (Alexander Norman Ley Cater); the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India (Evelyn Berkeley Howell).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 241; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
Abstract: Papers concerning the issue of licenses and visas for Persian and Indian lorry drivers operating between Duzdap [Zahedan] in the East Persian province of Sistan, and Nok Kundi in British Baluchistan [in present-day Pakistan]. The licenses were issued by the Governments of Persia [Iran] and India.The correspondence includes: reports of social unrest in the border region between Persia and British Baluchistan from 1934 to 1936; the Persian military’s commandeering of lorries driven by Indians for the purposes of transporting Persian troops and provisions; reports of the ‘ill-treatment’ of some Indian drivers by the Persian military; compensation claims made by the British Government against the Persian Government, on behalf of Indian drivers who were injured or killed while driving through dangerous areas; discussion between the British and Persian Governments about the Anglo-Persian Treaty of 1857, and the entitlement of British subjects in Persia to ‘most-favoured nation treatment’.The file’s principal correspondents include: HM’s Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at Tehran, Reginald Hervey Hoare, Hughe Montgomery Knatchbull-Hugesson; the British Consul at Sistan and Kain [Ka’īn], Clive Kirkpatrick Daly; the Foreign Department of the Government of India; the Governor General and Chief Commissioner in Baluchistan.The file contains several items of correspondence and newspaper cuttings in French, and a single item in Persian.The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 213; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
Abstract: The file is concerned broadly with three topics. The first, found predominantly between folios 102-224, is about complaints made by the Government of Afghanistan over violations of its territory by aircraft of the Royal Air Force, and complaints made by HM Minister at Kabul that the Government of India does not take the complaints seriously enough. The file therefore contains details of these violations, investigations undertaken into complaints, and any action taken by the Government of India in response: for example see folios 208-12. It also contains a number of memoranda outlining examples of territorial violations by aircraft from the rest of the world for comparison: see folios 165-68, 159-60, and 149-51.The second topic, also found predominantly between folios 102-224, is about periodic amendments to the Government of India's rules for pilots flying in the North West Frontier. The most significant change is a reduction of the extent of prohibited zone — an area around the Afghan-Indian border within which aircraft are not supposed to fly — from six to three miles. The file includes related discussion as to what impact this could have respecting the number of accidental incursions into Afghanistan.The third topic, predominantly found between folios 4-101, concerns aerial photographic survey work to be undertaken along the Afghan frontier in Baluchistan and the North West Frontier Province. The file includes proposals for survey work from the Surveyor General of India, correspondence respecting the suspension of the prohibited zone, and notifications of proposed survey work provided to HM Minister at Kabul. A map showing the areas in India prohibited to civil aircraft can be found on folio 95.The main correspondents are as follows: HM Minister at Kabul; the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India; the Foreign and Political Department of the Government of India (from 1937 the Department of External Affairs); the Government of India Department of Education, Health and Lands; the Surveyor General of India; officials of the Foreign Office; and officials of the India Office.The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 224; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-222; these numbers are also written in pencil and circled, but are crossed through.
Abstract: The file consists of statements showing the fighting strengths and armaments of tribes of the North-West Frontier Province [Khyber Pakhtunkhwa] and Baluchistan [Balochistān], which were forwarded to the India Office by the Governor General in Baluchistan.The coverage is as follows:1921-1925. Reports for Chagai [Chāgai], Khalat [Khālat],Quetta, and Zhob.1925-1936. Reports for Baluchistan, plus Chagai, Khalat, Loralai, Quetta, Sibi, and Zhob.1937-1942. Reports for Baluchistan.1943-1946. Reports for Chagai, Khalat, Kharan [Khārān], Las Bela, Loralai, Quetta, Sibi, Zhob.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 134; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
Abstract: Correspondence and other papers concerning the Persian [Iranian] Government’s renewed desire in 1937 to finalise a treaty of friendship between Britain and Iran (also referred to in the file as the Anglo-Persian Consular Convention). The papers, chiefly exchanged between HM Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary in Tehran, Horace James Seymour, the Foreign Office, and the India Office, cover: outstanding points remaining to be agreed prior to the signing of any treaty, including the withdrawal of Iran’s claims to Bahrain, Tamb [Greater Tunb] and Abu Musa, and the demarcation of the Perso-Baluch frontier, between Iran and British Baluchistan, now part of Pakistan; the British Government and Government of India’s reluctance to commit to a demarcation of the Perso-Baluch frontier, in part because of the financial implications of such a project; the despatch of an Iranian technical commission between February and May 1938 to recommence a survey of the Perso-Baluch frontier that was originally started in 1932; arrangements for the Government of India’s cooperation with the Iranian survey party, with the support of the Political Agent at Chagai; reports on the Iranian survey party’s activity and progress; a confidential entitled ‘Status of the Islands of Tamb, Little Tamb, Abu Musa and Sirri’ written by John Gilbert Laithwaite of the India Office, and dated 24 August 1928 (ff 45-48); the return of the Iranian survey party to the frontier in late 1938.The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 137; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: Correspondence, papers and maps relating to territorial infringements by British and Persian subjects (levies, troops, customs officials) across the border dividing Persia [Iran] and British Baluchistan (part of present-day Pakistan). Correspondence is chiefly exchanged between the British Legation in Tehran, the Foreign Office in London, and the External Affairs Department of the Government of India. The correspondence includes efforts to ascertain the facts and circumstances of reported incidents, and the ensuing diplomatic correspondence with the Persian Government’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Incidents covered include: in September 1930, the arrival in Dizzak [Dīzūk], Persian Baluchistan, of British levies in pursuit of camel thieves; in November 1935, the presence of British troops near Kuhak [Nūk Jow], Persia, the Persian Government’s dispatch of 400 troops to the region, the British Government’s insistence that the area occupied by its troops at Gorich Kalag [Gorich Categ] lay in British territory, and assertions that troops were dispatched in response to reports that a Persian occupation of the area was anticipated; in November 1937, the raid of a shop in Pilani Sunt (referred to locally as Kastag [Kastak]) by Iranian customs officials, regarded by British officials as an incursion into British territory.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 274; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
Abstract: The three hundred and four folios in the collection begin with an abstract of the contents of Secret Letter No. 3. The enclosures to Secret Letter No. 3 themselves are primarily concerned with the following subjects:The arrival of the Political Agent in Ludhiana Captain Claude Martine Wade at Firozpur and his intention to cross the Sutlej River the following day, and a meeting between Wade and Rae Gobind Jas, who read a letter from Maharaja Ranjit Singh, announcing the conquest of Panjtar and his intention of taking Shikarpur from the Amirs of Sindh; the reception of Wade by the Maharaja at Lahore and an exchange of letters between them; a report by Lieutenant Frederick Mackeson on discussions between the envoys of Sindh and Punjab; a letter from Political Agent in Sindh Colonel Henry Pottinger on the agreement reached with the Amir of Hyderabad Mir Nur Muhammad Khan Talpur and a request for instructions from Government; the Maharaja of Punjab's orders for the withdrawal of his forces from the border with Sindh; the discussions between Captain Wade and the Maharaja during a series of private audiences in Lahore; the meetings of Captain Wade with the Maharaja and Punjabi officials and the letters from the Governor-General (George Eden, Lord Auckland) addressed to the Maharaja and Captain Wade; the reports of Mufti Khayr al-Din and Lala Dalpat Rae from Khairpur and Multan respectively; Colonel Pottinger's account of the politico-commercial agreement reached with Nur Muhammad Khan; the contingency of British mediation between the Maharaja and the Ameers, beginning with a preliminary investigation of the Mazari frontier, on the Amirs' adoption of Government proposals; the transmission of Government's instructions to Lieutenant Governor of the North Western Provinces; discussions between Captain Wade, the Maharaja and the Vakil of Nur Muhammad Khan, and Colonel Pottinger's suggestion for Captain Charles Edward Trevelyan to lead the arbitrations, and eventually assume the previously contemplated position of Political Agent at Shikarpur; the Governor-General's interest in the King of Persia Muhammad Shah Qajar's designs on Afghanistan, and Captain Wade's request to Charles Masson for authentic intelligence from Bukhara and Herat; extracts of intelligence from Masson's letters forwarded by Captain Wade to the Secret Department; the mission of Captain Alexander Burnes to the Indus River and the Amirate of Kabul, and his pledge to keep the British Envoy at the Court of Persia informed of developments west of the Indus; the arrival of Burnes at Thatta and a letter from Nawwab of Bahawalpur Amir Bahawal Khan ‘Abbasi III; the arrival of Captain Burnes in Hyderabad, his reception, and audiences with Nur Muhammad Khan, and Burnes' subsequent departure for the court of Mir Rustam Khan Talpur at Khairpur; the arrival of the Commander-in-Chief Sir Henry Fane for the wedding of Kanvar Nau Nihal Singh, and General Jean-François Allard at the court of Ranjit Singh as an Agent of the French Government; the letters of Amir Dust Muhammad Khan Barakza’i to Captain Wade and the Governor-General; the letters of Maharaja Ranjit Singh to Rae Gobind Jas and Captain Wade on Nau Nihal Singh's wedding; a personal letter from British Ambassador to France Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Granville, to the Governor-General on the appointment of General Allard as Agent of the French Government, and a minute by the Governor-General on Allard's position as French Chargé d'Affaires at Lahore; the observations of Envoy Extraordinary John McNeill on Perso-Afghan political relations; the British Ambassador to Persia Henry Ellis's recommendation of Afghan Ambassador Haji Husayn ‘Ali Khan Javanshir to Sir Robert Grant the Governor-General in Council of Bombay; a minute on the audience given by Governor-General Grant to Haji Husayn Ali Khan on 25 November 1836; the account of Captain Ranald MacDonald about Haji Husayn Ali Khan and his proceedings; the information provided by Captain Wade on Haji Husayn Ali Khan and his diplomatic activities; the Governor-General's reluctance to receive Haji Husayn Ali Khan based on the preceding reports; the establishment of agents in appropriate locations to advance British commercial interests and gather intelligence on Russian movements as part of Captain Burnes' mission, following reports from Colonel Francis Rawdon Chesney and former Ambassador to Russia William A'Court, 1st Baron Heytesbury.Physical description: 304 folios
Abstract: The enclosures cover the following: the instructions of the Political Agent in Sindh Lieutenant Colonel Henry Pottinger to the officers of the Indian Navy surveying the Indus River; the chart of the Indus prepared by Lieutenant Thomas Carless of the Indian Navy, and his observations on the difficulties of navigating the river extensively; a report by Lieutenant Carless on the mouths of the River, with his remarks on the Indus River Delta; the journal of Munshi Mohan Lal Kashmiri on his journey from Mithankot to Shikarpur, with the remarks of the Political Agent in Ludhiana Captain Claude Martine Wade on the dangers posed by the Mazari Tribe; the arrival of a qasid from Kabul for Abd al-Ghiyas Khan Barakzai in Ludhiana, also carrying letters for the Governor General of India (George Eden, Earl of Auckland) and the Political Agent Captain Wade, declaring Amir Dust Muhammad Khan Barakzai’s desire for closer ties to Britain; a letter from Nawwab Jabbar Khan Barakza'i to the Governor General, and two dispatches from Charles Masson on the arrival of the Russian Ambassador Jan Prosper Witkiewicz in Bukhara; the kharitas dispatched by the Governor General to Dust Muhammad Khan and Nawwab Jabbar Khan; a letter and present from Mir Nur Muhammad Khan Talpur of Hyderabad to the Political Agent in Sindh; a note from Maharaja Ranjit Singh of Punjab to Lala Kishan Chand about the Indus navigation scheme, and the Political Agent’s request for instructions on the Maharaja’s application for firearms; the instructions of the Governor General to Captain Wade on the Maharaja’s application; the memoranda on the navigation of the Indus by the Deputy Secretary to the Government [of India] in the Political Department Charles Edward Trevelyan, with particular reference to Afghanistan and Sindh, and an appendix on the proclamation announcing the reopening of Indus navigation; a minute from the Governor General to the Board on papers regarding the Indus and adjacent countries; the appointment of the Assistant Political Resident in Kutch, Captain Alexander Burnes, to conduct a mission to the countries bordering the Indus to complete the reopening of Indus navigation; the deputation of Colonel Pottinger and Captain Burnes to Hyderabad to reopen the Indus navigation; the private letters from the British Ambassador to Persia Henry Ellis to the Governor General on whether commissioned and non-commissioned British officers should continue to serve in Persia, and whether it would be advisable to take substantive measures towards the unification of Afghanistan, and endeavour to strengthen that country through the provision of military assistance, with the opinions of Thomas Robertson, Governor General Auckland, and the Commander-in-Chief in India Sir Henry Fane.Physical description: 187 folios
Abstract: The enclosures (not included in the volume) cover the following: demand by Maharaja Ranjit Singh for tribute from the Amirs of Hyderabad, Mirpur and Khairpur in Sindh; the confirmation of the capture, by the troops of Ranjit Singh, of Mir Bahram Khan Mazari’s capital Rojhan; the three kharitas from Ranjit Singh to his Wakil in Ludhiana for the appointment of a medical officer; the instructions of the Governor General (George Eden, Earl of Auckland) to Lieutenant Colonel Henry Pottinger and Captain Claude Martine Wade in Sindh and Ludhiana in connection with the departure of Ranjit Singh’s army for Shikarpur and Sindh; the transmission of the correspondence to the Lieutenant Governor of the North-Western Provinces Sir Charles Metcalfe, and the Governor General’s expectation of possible assistance from Metcalfe; the deputation of Captain Alexander Burnes on a mission to Kabul, with instructions and necessary arrangements; the British Government position on Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s designs on Shikarpur and Sindh; the postponement of the date for the embarkation of His Majesty’s 20th Regiment for England; the pursuit of Mir Bahram Khan by the army of Ranjit Singh, the army’s detour to Badhani on the right bank of the Indus, and the destruction of the fortress of Ken [Kin] on its return despite its being held by Sindhi troops; the transfer of the duties of Captain Wade to the Political Agent at Umballa [Ambala] in his absence; the decision of Colonel Pottinger to proceed to Hyderabad following a message from Nur Muhammad Khan; a request from Captain Burnes for permission to travel to Bombay in preparation for his mission, and explaining the circumstances regarding the delivery of presents, forwarding the latest intelligence from Kabul, proposing the employment of Charles Masson in government service, and submitting an application for the appointment of a medical gentleman to accompany the mission; a request from the Political Agent at Ludhiana for instructions to negotiate with Ranjit Singh; the successful conclusion of negotiations with Ranjit Singh and the departure of the 20th Regiment; the permission of Ranjit Singh for the passage of Captain Burnes and his mission via the Indus to Attock; the abandonment of offensive operations by the army of Ranjit Singh against the Amirates of Sindh; the course of action proposed by Governor Metcalfe if Ranjit Singh does not abandon the invasion of Sindh; a request from the Ottoman Wali of Baghdad Ali Riza Pasha al-Laz for the dispatch of military stores; the instructions of the British Government in India to the Envoy in Persia Henry Ellis on the proposed campaign by Muhammad Shah Qajar of Persia against the Amirate of Herat, the results of the negotiations with Maharaja Ranjit Singh regarding his campaign against Sindh, and the appointment of Captain Burnes on a mission to Kabul and Qandahar in Afghanistan.Physical description: 11 folios
Abstract: The assurances of the Maharaja of the Punjab Ranjit Singh that his forces would not invade Sindh without prior coordination between the governments, and his acceptance of British mediation in disputes with the Amirs of Sindh if pursued as discretely as possible, following discussions with the Political Agent in Ludhiana Captain Claude Martin Wade; the Political Agent in Sindh Colonel Henry Pottinger's messages to the Amir of Hyderabad Mir Nur Muhammad Khan Talpur clarifying the conditions of the withdrawal agreement with Ranjit Singh; the Maharaja's reluctance to grant an audience to, or dismiss the agents of the Amirs of Sindh; the Governor General George Eden, Lord Auckland’s empowerment of Captain Wade to discourage the exchange of letters and presents between Ranjit Singh and European leaders as far as possible; the account provided by Charles Masson of Amir Dust Muhammad Khan Barakza‘i's decision to confront the army of the Punjab following the capture of Jamrud by Sardar Hari Singh Nalwa; the instructions of William Hay Macnaghten to Assistant Political Resident at Kutch Captain Alexander Burnes, including on the preservation of peace in the countries between India and Persia, conveyance of information on the political and economic conditions of those countries, the recent relations of those countries with Persia and the agents involved in conducting those relations, and the possible effects of a Persian expedition against the Amirate of Herat on those countries; an interview between the Afghan Ambassador Haji Husayn ‘Ali Khan Javanshir and Macnaghten, and the latter's subsequent recommendation that Haji Husayn ‘Ali Khan should not be received in audience by the Governor General, and should instead be compelled to leave Calcutta; the detailed account provided by Dr Wood of the Battle of Jamrud and the death of Hari Singh; the political relations of Amir Dust Muhammad Khan with the Ghilza‘i, Talpur, Safi and Mohmand, and the expedition of the King of Persia Muhammad Shah Qajar against the Amirate of Herat; the meetings of the envoys from the Amirs of Sindh with Diwan Sawan Mal Chopra and Kanvar Kharak Singh; the demand of Shah Shuja’ al-Mulk Saduza‘i from the Amirs of Sindh to surrender Shikarpur; the departure of Sardar Pir Muhammad Khan Barakza‘i with 700 horsemen for Peshawar; the instructions of Captain Wade to Mr Masson to dispatch two decent 'emissaries' to the Amirates of Herat and Bukhara to obtain authentic intelligence about their political conditions; the deputation of Lieutenant Frederick Mackeson to join Captain Burnes on his mission to Kabul; permission for the naturalist Dr Hugh Falconer to accompany Lieutenant Mackeson to Kashmir; an invitation from Amir Bahawal Khan ‘Abbasi III to Captain Burnes to visit him at Ahmadpur; the mode for the conveyance of presents to Ranjit Singh on the occasion of his grandson’s wedding; the payment for a consignment of arms imported by General Jean-François Allard into the Punjab; the departure of a number of French officers from France with the intention of serving Ranjit Singh; the application of French officer Captain Auguste Lafont to cross the border into Punjab; the career of the French drill instructor Captain Benoit de Argoud in France, Egypt and the Punjab; the meetings held between Captain Burnes, the Amirs Mir Rustam Khan Talpur, Mir Mubarak Khan Talpur, Mir Ali Murad Khan Talpur, and the Vizier Fath’ Muhammad Khan Ghuri at Khairpur; the current rumours about the robe of honour granted by Muhammad Shah Qajar to Shir Muhammad Khan Hazara, the departure of Kamran Shah Saduza‘i on an expedition against Qandahar, and that of Muhammad Sadiq Khan Barakza‘i to confront the forces of Kamran Shah at Girishk; a letter from Dust Muhammad Khan to Captain Burnes welcoming the latter's deputation to Kabul; the payment of debts incurred by Dr James Gerard on his return from Persia via Afghanistan; the appointment of a Punjabi official to accompany Captain Burnes and Lieutenant Mackeson to Attock; the advance of the Khalsa Army under General Allard and General Jean-Baptiste Ventura, and withdrawal of Sardar Muhammad Akbar Khan Barakza‘i and the Afghan Army to the Khyber Pass; the policy of Government to encourage a reconciliation between Ranjit Singh and Dust Muhammad Khan and thus prevent a possible alliance between Qajar Persia and Barakza‘i Afghanistan; the journey of Lieutenant Eldred Pottinger from Kutch State to Shikarpur, and Kalat through Darrah-yi Mulla, return to the Gundava Plains through the Bolan Pass, and progress towards Qandahar; the negotiations with the Amirs of Sindh for the establishment of a British Residency at Hyderabad; the commercial agreement between the Political Agent in Sindh and the government of Hyderabad; and the decision of Maharaja Ranjit Singh to conclude a peace settlement with Amir Dust Muhammad Khan Barakza‘i.Physical description: 343 folios