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'File 8/1 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: GWADUR/KALAT BOUNDARY' [30r] (59/215)
The record is made up of 1 file (105 folios). It was created in 14 May 1942-7 Apr 1948. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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XXV/9, V7.1I-A/1, XXV-P/1 & XXV/4
Note on discussion with lis^or V.W. Trogear, G.S.O.II,
Sind District, and Lieut. Halim, Naval Intelligence Officer,
Karachi, on 28th October 1943.
!• Navy may require to pest a few personnel to Gwadur
in connection with reports of enemy submarine movements in that
area.
I said l would ask H.H. f s permission and that I was
sure there would be no difficulty.
2. G.II confirmed that Pleri landing ground -.vavS being
prepared for locust work and stated that planes would have to
land in places sometimes 5-10 miles apart. lie said landing
strips were being put down in many places.
3. G.II stated that action had been taken to evacuate
Political bungalow and apologised for trouble,• offering to
replace broken crockery, etc.
4. I explained to G.II that troops, aircraft, etc. using
Gwadur territory should if they required any help or assistance
report to the British Agent who would make all arrangements, thus
avoiding incidents with State authorities.
C dst Watching Reports. Both officers stated that
wer
5.
any reports w4re useful, no matter how unreliable or out of date
at time of receipt. I said I would ensure they were sent in.
6.
Muscat Coast Watching.
(a) G.II stated that if it became essential for coast
watching to be inaugurated on these coasts, Army signals would
inevitably have to provide communications.
He was interested to know that State had unassembled
sets.
(b) He asked if there would be any difficulty in obtaining
permission for small posts of 2 or 3 personnel to be posted at
intervals along coast. I said that small detachments without
responsible persons in charge might be difficult but that I was
sure there would be no difficulty in obtaining Sultan* s consent
in principle and details could be arranged when required.
(c) G.II said that patrols would be helpful and would
probably be required.
He emphasised that inauguration of any coast watching
scheme had not yet been mooted, but it might arise in near
future.
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7. Censorship. Both officers requested me to:,make a
note of i i
(M Health telegrams - particularly whether they occurred
about the time of arrival of ships.
(b) Wire bazaar rumours of ships* arrivals.
(c) Report any influx of Japanese goods or rupee coinage.
ltd. R.B.
29-10-1943.
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Following on from the previous file (IOR/R/15/6/183), this file mainly concerns issues arising in relation to the boundary between Muscat-controlled Gwadur [Gwadar] and the state of Kalat. It features the following principal correspondents: the British Agent, Gwadur; 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. and Consul, Muscat; the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; the Agent to the Governor-General and Chief Commissioner in Baluchistan; the Minister of External Affairs, Muscat and Oman; the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd]; officials of the Government of India's External Affairs Department.
The file includes discussion of the following: reports that Kalat state authorities are building a road which will pass through Muscat territory; reports of coast watchers of Kalat state patrolling in the Gwadur area; details of the Gwadur district, including its extent and limits, its customs and its population size; reports of Muscat subjects being mistreated and subjected to forced labour in Kalat state; the case for laying down a 'working line' of the Gwadur-Kalat boundary for the benefit of British political officers on each side, and whether the Sultan of Muscat and Oman and the Khan of Kalat should both be informed of such an arrangement; whether the question of the formal demarcation of the Gwadur-Kalat boundary should be reopened; dissatisfaction among neighbouring tribal leaders near Gwadur over the Sultan of Muscat's recent decision to cease paying their annuities.
Also included in the file are four maps depicting Gwadur and the surrounding region. The Arabic language material mainly consists of correspondence between British officials in the Gulf and representatives of Muscat and Oman.
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- 1 file (105 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Circled serial numbers (red for received correspondence; blue/black for issued correspondence) refer to entries in the notes at the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 107; 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 2-106; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- 'File 8/1 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: GWADUR/KALAT BOUNDARY'
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- front, front-i, 2r:5v, 7r:13v, 16r:19v, 21r:23v, 27r:33v, 35r:35v, 37r:37v, 39r:57v, 60r:94v, 98r:106v, back-i, back
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