Persian Movements on Chaga and the Seistan Boundary
Date:
1871/1871
Description:
Abstract: Letter and Enclosures to HM Secretary of State for India, dated 17 October 1871, concerning Persian movements on Chaga [Chagai] and the Seistan [Sīstān] Boundary.The papers cover: political intelligence; tribal movements; reports of raids; the possibility of a threat by Persia against the territory of Khelat [Kalāt], and northern and western Beloochistan [Baluchistan]; and the need for a speedy settlement of the Seistan boundary question.The papers consist mainly of diary extracts and correspondence from Captain Charles Henry Harrison, Political Agent, Khelat.The Enclosures are dated 25 August to 20 September 1871.Physical description: There is an Abstract of Contents on folio 244, numbered 1-10.