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tbo boundary of our ally, His Highness tho Khan of Khelat, but he is disordering the whole
country by moving hern and there, and assuming power of interference and control to which
neither ho, nor the Government bo pretends to represent, has tho slightest claim. Amongst
tho correspondence forwarded aro two letters in original, * * * to Mir Moral
Gitchki, in the first of which Ibrahim Khan lays claims to Toomp as being within Persian
territorial limits. This is most unwarrantable. Toomp is in tho same valley as Kedj, and ho
might just as well lay claim to tbo ono as tho other. * *
" His statements with regard to his actions being in accord with an understanding
between tbo British and Persian Governments arc likely to do exceeding harm, unless they
ore refuted in a clear and unmistakcahlo manner, such ns will bo readily understood by tho
simple wild people ot Mekran. * * *
“I would bt*g prominently to bring to Your Excellency's notice the admirable and truly
loyal conduct of Sirdar Faquir Mahomed. * * I am causing a statement to be made of it
to His Highness tbo Khau, through Colonel Phayro, Political Superintendent of the Frontier,
with expression of entire satisfaction at the Naib's prompt and bold conduct." * * *
61A. Tho Governor of Bampur came down to Oharbar about tbo 1st
April I860, accompanied by a body of cavalry, variously estimated at ono and
two hundred. He did not stay there long. Ibrahim Khan returned to Kus-
surkund from Oharbar on 27th April leaving no troops behind.
61B. Tho now lino of land Telegraph, west of Gwadur, was completed in
April 1869.
In 1869 engagements were made with the Chiefs of Balm, Dashtyari, Gcli,
and Jask for the protection of tho Telegraph. In their agreement (No. CLXXXV,
Aitcliison’s Treaties, Volume IX—Baluchistan), the Chiefs of Baliu and Dash­
tyari, Din Mahomed and Mahomed Ali, in consideration of the annual sum of
Rs. 2,000 to be paid in equal sharos to each of them, pledged themselves to
afford all security and protection in their power to tbo line of Telegraph about
to be constructed by tho British Government from the boundary of the Kedj
territory up to Charbar, to assist in every way tho officers and employes of tbo
Telegraph, and to place at the disposal of the Telegraph Officers, whenever
required, at least four sowars at Rs. 20 eacli per month, payable by the Officers.
The agreement was to come into immediate effect, payment of subsidy being
made half-yearly by Captain Ross or other British officers stationed at Gwadur,
the first instalment being calculated from 1st January 1869.
63A. The agreement with chiefdom of Geh was made with Shah Nasrut*
representative of the widow of the late Mir Abdullah Khan, who pledged, in
consideration of an annual subsidy of Rs. 3,000, to protect the line from
Charbar to Sadeiab, tbo payment was to be made half-yearly by the same
officers as in the ease of Baku and Dashtyari. (Aitohison’s Treaties, Vol. IX,
No. CLXXXVI, Baluchistan.)
62B. Arrangements were made also with tbo two chiefs of Jask who
were to be paid Rs. 30 and 40 for their trouble.