"دليل الخليج. مجلد I. القسم التاريخي. الأجزاء Iأ و Iب. ج.ج. لوريمر ١٩١٥" [‎٦‎٠‎٥] (١٧٨٢/٧٤٨)

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, . an a in 1861 lie proposed that Gwadar should be purchased
f iferauthorife from the Sultan o£ 'Oman and Unded over
after full consideration
on
he argued, would benefit both
the Government of India. The , suggestion,
was rejected by the Government of India
fhe tround of ancient possession by the Sultan ; and m April
1116 ^ was informed by the
fertile"Commissioner m Sfnd was informed by the Government of
tabav that the Khan's claim to Gwadar was as little sustainable as his
Sto Karachi and as little deserving of countenance.
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The claims of Persia to Gwadar and Chahbar, 1863-69.
The fluctuations of Persian authority m Makran during the 19th
penturv are described in the separate history of that province, m the
Present place ^e have only to consider those pretensions on the part ot
Persia to Gwadar and Chahbar which were excited by the British
"^IftretroflSeMs'the land line from Karachi was approaching
Gwsdar. it became apparent that "er^hfm
mucb longer remain quiescent At bef „ a ,, t0 interest himself in the Q„ 5 dacb ?
Khan, the Persian Sartip of Bampur, ht a. !() - a to the Arab local Persian
operations and wrote to Thuwami, the Sultai rioeress of the line
Wall of Gwadar desiring them to prevent 1862 - 63 -
until tbe sanction of the Persian " , xt ' a ppareutlv, assem-
To give weight to his admonitions 1 l )rah ' n \ Kha V" u ' ® on of Gwadar,
bled a large body of Rinds and advanced w;t H the
oausing much ^^ggg'^ge^ous raid was commirtcd near
landed for the protection o£ the telegiap i Walton in charge
letters from Ibrahim Khan ^ recewed ^
of the telegraph construction palty, an } conditional upon the
threats which they contained appeai 'ed, howeve, ^ t i ie Sultan
work being carried beyond Gwadar. eimiss protect the telegraph,
of'Omanfor the landing of British troops m older to piotectt 8
hut it was not immediately utilised.
addressed p'^^o all
G wadar, and
C hahb&v,
1 864.
Meanwhile the Persian G f OT T er ™®' ^ted the proceedings E'rta and
through the British Legation at ^ 1 > J. , shah's ministers BalQcMstan
of Ibrahim Khan; but the language . p ers i an claims in the including
indicated the existence of vague and ex u eCam e known that
direction of Makran ; and ^rt y afterward, it becam^^ ^ . j864
Persia considered ^ w ^ ar an \ S ^ pn Up C t evidence bearing on
Colonel Goldsmid was sent to the spot o re port was adverse to
the territorial disputes which had arisen, an , , - . meanwhile
the alleged rights of Persia at Gwadar an nn 4-i n ned to increase. At
the pretensions of the Persian Governmen ia • r ights over all
the end of 1864 they were found to include sovereign 0