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Coll 35/16B 'Post and telegraph arrangements at Gwadur' [32r] (63/118)
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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THE REFERENCE AND DATE OF
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Referring to your letter of the 30th nltin*. t.,
Mr. Stewart at the Foreign Office (a copy of which you
sent to Mr. Chapling here), we telephoned Mr. Stewart
last week, as you suggested, concerning the likely reply
to be given by the Foreign office to the Pakistan
Government’s desire to continue running the Post and
Telegraph services in Gwadur.
As we understand the matter has been referred back
to 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.
, Mr. Stewart saw no objection to
our Divisional Manager in the £ulf proceeding to discuss
with the Sultan of Muscat the Company's draft concession
with the reference to our establishing a wireless station
at Gwadur deleted.
/e are instructing the Divisional Manager accordingly
at the same time supplying him with the necessary amendments
relating to Gwadur, to enable him to introduce them without
delay if this question is settled by the time the draft has
been otherwise agreed and the Sultan is ready to sian
A copy of this letter is being forwarded to
Mr. Stewart and to Miss Bridger at the Post Office for
their information. ’
Yours sincerely,
F.A.K. Harrison, Esq.,
Commonwealth Relations Office,
Downing Street, s.W i
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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
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- Coll 35/16B 'Post and telegraph arrangements at Gwadur'
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- 32r:32v
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- Cable and Wireless Ltd (xx Imperial and International Communications Limited)
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