'Denial of Self-Determination & Human Rights to small nations in Commonwealth states'

 Ladies and gentlemen thank you very much for this opportunity

Before the arrival of British colonial power the Baluch lived in the state ruled by the Baluch nationality (Khan).

The first incursion into Baluchistan by the British in 1839, ( Kalat ) Charles Massion wrote; the territories of The khan Mehrab Khan (today Baluchistan) were dismembered and were annexed to dominion of ( Persia, Afghan and India).

The British interest grew in Baluchistan during 1860-70 because of the British perception that the Russian might extend their territory southward.
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The British introduced a different dimension into the Baluch internal tribal relationship in Baluchistan.

. The British decentralised the power in Baluchistan and empowered the Tribal chiefs and reduced the Khanate institution influence on the Baluch tribes. The British introduced heredity tribal chiefdom.  

The British coloniser divided Baluchistan under their control with Iran in 1870 and with Afghanistan 1896 and 1905. In 1871 major General Frederick Goldsmid was appointed chief commissioner of the joint Persian Baluch boundary-- the British were seen eager to persuade the Iranian away from Russia by gifting away some of Baluch territory.

The 1947 decolonisation and Baluchistan short lived independence,

In series of meetings between the Viceroys, as the Crown’s Representative, the Ali Jinnh and the Khan of Kalat followed, which resulted in a statement on August 11, 1947. The statement stated that: 

The Government of Pakistan recognizes Baluchistan as an independent sovereign state.

Change of mind,

After the independent, Muhammad Ali Jinnah had a change of mind on the recognition of Baluchistan as an Independent and a Sovereign State, and wanted the Khan of Kalat to sign the instrument of accession and joined Pakistan. The Khan was unwilling to abandon achieved independent but ready to agree upon a good neighbourly relation with Pakistan.

 The Government of Pakistan had start meddling with the two confederacies of Las Bela and Kharan, as these two confederates were recognized by the Crown Representative under the suzerain of the khanate of Kalat.

By early March 1948 it was clear that Kalat’s accession to Pakistan was not insight. Ali Jinah met the head of Kharan confederacy Habibullah Khan on March 4, and raised the status of Kharan and Las Bella two Baluchistan confederacy under the khanate suzerain and the Makuran a district of Kalat to princely states and independent from Baluchistan in order to bypass the Khan of Kalat and enable kharan and La- Bella to sign accession treaty with Pakistan. On March 17, 1948 Pakistan forces occupied Kharan, Las Bela and Mekran.  

The Pakistani forces occupied Kalat on the March 27 and forced the Khan of kalat to sign instrument of annexation.

Competition between European great powers cost the Baluch an independence and competition between the American and Soviet Union helped maintaining the colonial boundaries and artificial states.

The artificial states were created and artificial boundaries have been drawn to serve European colonial interest. The majority of these undemocratic artificial states have been failed state and threat to the world security and the sources of human suffering.  It is a time to recognise people right to self-determination.

M.sarjov a Baluch political activist based in London,