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'File 8/1 GWADUR-KALAT BOUNDARY 1912-1942' [‎126r] (258/436)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (213 folios). It was created in 8 Feb 1912-2 Jun 1942. It was written in English, Arabic and Farsi. 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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From,
No. 8/701.
British iigency,
ur, the 1st July 1939.
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The Political ji^ent h H.B.M’s Consul,
Muscat.
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I have the honour to report that the Wall
wrote to me on 27.6.39 that some Dafadar A Non-Commissioned Officer in the Indian Cavalry. of Kalat
State had pestered the camelmen in G-wadur about four
days previously and that I should write to the state
authorities to order their officials coming to Gwadur
to refrain from interfering with the public here. I
wrote back the same day and enquired the name of the
Dafadar A Non-Commissioned Officer in the Indian Cavalry. and also what the dafadar A Non-Commissioned Officer in the Indian Cavalry. had actually done.
No reply having been received from the Wali, I went
to see him on 30.6.39 and enquired from him personally.
He stated that the dafadar A Non-Commissioned Officer in the Indian Cavalry. had not come to the town of
Gwadur but that at a distance of about, 20 miles from th€
town the dafadar A Non-Commissioned Officer in the Indian Cavalry. had interfered with the liberty of
some caravan. The Wali also adaed that he had sent out
his men to find out the name of the dafadar A Non-Commissioned Officer in the Indian Cavalry. and that
as soon as he had received further particulars about
the incident he would inform me.
2. Now the Wali reports that Dafadar A Non-Commissioned Officer in the Indian Cavalry. Qasam and
Baiyan of Suntsar and Munshi A term used in the Middle East, Persia and South Asia to refer to a secretary, assistant or amanuensis. Munshis were employed in the British administration in the Gulf. Ghaus Bakhsh of Gabd
stopped^near Fieri in Gwadur territory, a caravan
coming from Mekran and recovered from them Es 6/- in
the name of Customs duty. Similarly Jemadar Nek
Bakhsh who is incharge of motor road in Kalat state
recovered ; at Fieri in Gv/adur territory^ lb 5/- from a
caravan coming from Mekran.

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This volume is mainly comprised of correspondence relating to the boundary between Muscat-controlled Gwadur [Gwadar] and the state of Kalat. Much of the correspondence discusses longstanding British concerns that the boundary should be officially defined and demarcated before any valuable minerals are discovered in the area. A settlement of the boundary is initially suggested in May 1913 by the Agent to the Governor-General and Chief Commissioner in Baluchistan (Lieutenant-Colonel J Ramsay); the issue is raised again in May 1938, with 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. (Sir Trenchard Craven William Fowle) making the case for the establishment of a small boundary commission for the purpose of settling the frontier dispute.

The volume includes discussion of the following: the Sultan of Muscat's concerns regarding a reported Trans-Persian railway survey near Gwadur in 1912; territorial disputes between the Gwadur and Mekran authorities; trade disputes between Kalat and Muscat (also spelled as Maskat and Masqat in the earlier correspondence); whether the Burmah Oil Company and Indian Oil Concessions Limited should be permitted to negotiate with the Sultan of Muscat, in spite of the fact that the Sultan cannot grant an oil concession without the Government of India's approval; the likelihood of the Khan of Kelat being in favour of demarcation; travel arrangements and expenses for the proposed boundary commission; the alleged crossing of the Gwadur boundary by Kalat state officials; rumours of the Khan of Kalat's intentions to invade Gwadur; reported incidents between Muscat and Kalat subjects.

The volume features the following principal correspondents: 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 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 Agent to the Governor-General and Chief Commissioner in Baluchistan; the British Agent, Gwadur; the Sultan of Muscat; the Director of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Section of the Indo-European Telegraph Department; the Assistant 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. , Mekran; officials of the Government of India's External Affairs Department.

Also included in the volume is a sketch map of Gwadur and the surrounding region. The Arabic language material mainly consists of correspondence between British representatives and the Sultan of Muscat. The file also includes a small amount of correspondence in Farsi.

Whilst the volume includes material dating from 1912 to 1942, it should be noted that there is no material covering the period of 1920-1936.

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1 volume (213 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume. Circled serial numbers refer to entries in the notes at the rear of the volume.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 215; 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 62-202; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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English, Arabic and Farsi in Latin and Arabic script
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