'File 11/14 I Gwadur Diaries'
IOR/R/15/6/368
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The record is made up of 1 file (136 folios). It was created in 1 Jan 1946-31 Dec 1948. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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This file contains copies of the fortnightly intelligence summary that was compiled by the British Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Gwadur [Gwadar].
The summaries contained in the file up to folio 87 do not follow a set structure but typically contain details regarding the arrivals of visitors and ships, local political developments, matters of trade and prices of commodities locally, as well as other specific incidents that occurred during the period discussed. The summaries in the file from folio 88 onwards are divided into different sections, typically under the following headings: Movements of Ships/Shipping, Visitors, Local News, Economic, Mekran News, General and Baluchistan Affairs.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (136 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 138; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-99; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- English in Latin script
- Type
- Archival file
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- British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.
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- Archive reference
- IOR/R/15/6/368
- Former external reference(s)
- File 11/14 I
- Date(s)
- 1 Jan 1946-31 Dec 1948 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Political affairsShippingVisits
- Places
- Gwadur
- People & organisations
- British Agency
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- IOR/R/15/6/368
- Title
- 'File 11/14 I Gwadur Diaries'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:137v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence
