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Coll 35/16B 'Post and telegraph arrangements at Gwadur' [18r] (35/118)
The record is made up of 1 file (56 folios). It was created in 14 Aug 1947-14 Oct 1949. 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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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.
o&vin^ran No* 42
(7/4/48) of the 23rd oopte:Qber f aoout the Gv.adur Post office.
8* The Milan has recently been approached through
us by the Pakistan Government for per ;ission for
(a) a ml11 tar; roau reconnaissance party,
(b) the Pakistan warahip ,! Sind n
to visit Gwadur, the latter at on© day's notice. Possibly
as a result of this, on tne Ibth uctober, he expressed a
strong Lope that Cable c*. Mreless wou^d taxe over the Gwadur
ost office, hills on reports that the Oultan nov? a pears to be
distinctly nervous of the continued presence of the Pakistan
Government Post office In Gwadur.
3* ' llison has also informed me that he has received a
report from the British ^ent, Gwadur, that although the
dospatci: of malls i still working, It is below public
requirements, and that riany letter are still beir.*, sent
privately. The telegraph is in a deplorable co. dition. hillson
considers, therefore, that on grounds of public convenience,
we should accept the Cable c tireless Company's offer if we
can find a pretext.
1 fully agree withefe* Lllison «na consider th ,t
unless it is to be our policy to encourage the cession of
Gwadur to Pakistan, the sooner we can close down tne Pakistan
' %
Post office in Gwadur the better. Go far as the telegraph
side of the business is concerned we have strong grounds for
pressing this, as the long land-line through the wild and
desolate ekran country never has, at any rate for
/ many
t.B. Burrows, £sq..
The Foreign office,
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The file concerns arrangements for the opening of a post and telegraph office at Gwadur [Gwadar, Pakistan], operated by Cable and Wireless, and the telegraph lines between Muscat and Gwadur.
The file contains correspondence between 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. at 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 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. , the Foreign Office, the UK General Post Office, the Commonwealth Relations Office, the Government of Pakistan, and Cable and Wireless Limited.
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- 1 file (56 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file. There are notes at the beginning of the file, on folios 2-3. The notes are arranged chronologically and refer to documents within the file; they give brief description of the correspondence with a reference number, which refers back to that correspondence in the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 58; 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.
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- IOR/L/PS/12/4122
- Title
- Coll 35/16B 'Post and telegraph arrangements at Gwadur'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:9v, 11r:19v, 21r:31v, 33r:35v, 37r:58v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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