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Coll 35/16B 'Post and telegraph arrangements at Gwadur' [50r] (99/118)
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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COPY
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D.O.No.C.545-12/10.
Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
,
Muscat.
19th October 1947
Dear Sir Rupert,
Will you please refer to the correspondence
ending with Colonel Galloway*s telegram No.991 dated
the 16th September 1947 on the subject of postal arrange
ments at Gwadur.
2. In arriving at the conclusion that the
Pakistan Government should be asked to continue the
existing postal arrangements at Gwadur, primary considera
tion appears to have been given to the financial aspect
of the question. The political aspect is, hov/ever, of
perhaps greater importance and while I imagine it must
have been given greater consideration than appears from
the correspondence which has been forwarded to me, in
order to be sure that this side of the question has not
been overlooked, I should be grateful if you would confirm
that you do not desire me to take it up as a separate
issue. s
3. Even from the financial aspect I am not
altogether satisfied that we are correct in suggesting
that to take over the Post and Telegraph Office at Gwadur
would be a financial liability. It seems to me that
Gwadur should definitely be regarded as a Sub Post Office
of Muscat and as such, its figures of profit and loss
should be read together with the profit and loss account
of the Muscat Post Office. If this is done I think it can
be readily assumed that the over-all profit would be
sufficient^/ to give a very reasonable return on any
capital expenditure to which the General Post Office may
be put in establishing a small wireless installation at
Gwadur which could communicate through Muscat with the
outside world. Viewed purely from the point of view of
communications and the convenience of the inhabitants, a
small wireless station would certainly be preferable to the
present unreliable land telegraph line which could then be
dispensed with without any obligation on the part of the
General Post Office to accept financial responsibility for
Indian Posts and Telegraph Department*s assets other than
perhaps the actual buildings.
Yours sincerely
(SGD.) A.C.STEWART
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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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- Open Government Licence