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'Administration Reports for 1947' [55r] (109/128)
The record is made up of 1 file (62 folios). It was created in 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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ixiS&Aimoa o? Rmms im ouasub
AaoaxasHAXioa samm jdr tax xsab atoixic
3ist. Dsc asaas, 1947 .
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|g:35flHIM l 3Tg|' Guadur Is a combination of tiio Baluchi words-*Quad*
’Dar* which means ’Gate of wind! It i© a most appropriate name
because it literally is what the name suggests, Guadur is situated
in the Gulf of Oman on the fiekran coast and 1© a dependency of the
duxtan of Muscat and Oman* It ie a natural sea port with great '
potentiality for development, me tom of Guadur with an estimated
population of Boo© is built on a picturesque strip of sandy tract
dotted all over by tall graceful date-palm trees which present a
very delightful view. The town ie surrounded on three side© by the
Arabian sea and is lying between the two bays near the end of a
narrow strip of land about three miles long and half to one-fourth
of a mile in width and is connected with the main coast from the
north, mie f T' shaped projection in the sea ends in the south with J
a velff called *Koh Bat ail ’ • The town is built on sandy but hard
bank of the eastern bay on a little raised ground and consists
mostly of said buildings. There are eeveral good buildings aleo of
which *Jum&xkhana’ of the Aghakhanis i© the most conspicuous,vmich
1® a permanent structure of good and coloured design. The town was
slightly damaged in the oarthi|uake of 1945# particularly those
building© as were directly exposed to the sea. The sea is encroach
ing gradually and ha© notched the bank badly from the British Agent*t
office to the fish go downs, a distance of about quarter mile,leaving
it in a most ragged condition* There are several half washed build
ing® still standing on the edge of the bank and the impression they
give is not quit® pleasant* Although no Immediate danger is antici
pated, yet it 1® feared, the tom in the event of similar natural
cause® a® mentioned above^ will be left at the mercy of angry sea
which generally take a heavy toll in such cases* lleeesrlty of some
kind of preventive measure i® naturally obvious, but inview of the
prohibitive expenditure involved, it can not be contemplated at pro*
sent*
2* The reef in the south extends about 11 miles from east to
^cst and ie about t to 2 mile® in width. There is a cultivable
catchment aroa on top of the roof which is entirely dependent on
rainfall and whenever there are good rain® produces suffloat quantity
of vegetable to meat the local requirement of the town. There also
exist an ancient masonry dam in the catchment area although it i®
in a bad state of repair® now.
.
3* Guadur ha© no permanent source of irrigation and it can not
be stated definitely whether or not the natural water resource® can
be tapped effectively unless experiments under technical supervision
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The file contains unpublished typescript Administration Reports of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. for the year 1947, starting with the Report of the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. , Bahrain, followed by Reports for the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain (including The Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. and Qatar); the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Kuwait; and the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Muscat. The Reports cover political developments; oil and oil companies; aviation matters; trade and economic matters; lists of officials; details of local government; Ruling Families; customs; shipping; transport; communications; the administration of justice; medical matters; Royal Navy (RN), Royal Indian Navy (RIN), and Royal Air Force (RAF); notable visitors to the Gulf; meteorological information; slavery and piracy; pearling; date gardens in Kuwait; French and American interests in Muscat; missionary work in Muscat; a report on Gwadur [Gwadar] written by the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Muscat; and a separate report on Guadur [Gwadar] written by the Administrator there.
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- 1 file (62 folios)
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The Report of the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. , Bahrain appears at the front of the file, followed by the Reports of the various Political Agencies.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the front cover and terminates at 62, the last folio but one before the back cover. These numbers are written in pencil, are enclosed in a circle, and appear in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio.
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- Title
- 'Administration Reports for 1947'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:63v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence