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'File 8/78 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: RENDITION OF GWADUR TO KALAT.' [‎90r] (179/192)

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The record is made up of 1 file (94 folios). It was created in 16 Oct 1913-25 Jun 1948. 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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I talked to the Sultan at some length about Gwadur
today. I explained the situation there and strongly advised
him to appoint a capable and intelligent Wall. I said that
the best way he could Justify his retention of Gwadur was to
introduce an administration there much more efficient than that
of the adjoining territory. I said that now that the Khan of
Kalat had acceded to Pakistan it would be for the Pakistan
Government to enter into negotiations far the return of Gwadur
if they desired to do so. X thought that they were too busy
to concern themselves with this for the present, but that I
considered it probable that if they beoame more firmly established
they would eventually take up the Gwadur question on the grounds
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that the Sultan's rule was an/one and that gaadur which was
inhabited by Baluchis ought to be incorporated with the rest of
Baluchistan.
2. The Sultan said that ever since 1945 he had been anxious
to improve the administration of Gwadur and that then he had
asked for a British administrator but that we had only been
able to supply him with an Indian. He would be grateful if we
could find him a British administrator now. I suggested that if
the British Minister of Foreign Affairs were appointed for Muscat
another British Officer could be appointed his assistant for the
express purpose of administering Gwadur.
3. The Sultan further said that in 1939 he had suggested
leasing Gwadur to His Majesty's Government. He would not mind
dealing with His Majesty's Government over the disposal of Gwadur
but did not like the idea of handing it over direct to either of
the new Dominions. He added that he was ready to be guided by
His Majesty's Government's advioe.
4* Copy to F.A. Muscat.
7th April 1948.

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This file concerns British policy regarding the Muscat territory of Gwadur [Gwadar, Pakistan; it is written as Gwadar in some of the correspondence]. The correspondence includes the following:

  • Discussion in 1913-1914 as to whether the Government of India should consider the cession (the correspondence uses the term 'rendition' in the old sense of the word) of Gwadur by Muscat (spelled here as Maskat) to Kalat, including details of trade and customs in Gwadur, and the territory's annual value to Muscat (ff 3-21)
  • Further discussion in 1920-1921 regarding the case for the lease or cession of Gwadur to Kalat (ff 22-29)
  • Notes on the status of Gwadur and the history of Kalat's claim to it, included with correspondence dated 1926-1927 (ff 30-41)
  • Copies of Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. and Government of India correspondence from 1871-1872 regarding the status and sovereignty of Charbar [Chabar, Pakistan] and Gwadur (ff 42-58)
  • Details of a proposal in 1939 from the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] to lease or cede Gwadur to His Majesty's Government, in return for financial assistance (ff 59-73)
  • Discussion in 1939 regarding the Kalat-Gwadur boundary (ff 74-86)
  • Discussion in 1948 regarding possible interest in Gwadur from the Pakistan Government, following the recent accession of Kalat to Pakistan (ff 89-93).

The file features the following principal correspondents: 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 in Baluchistan; officials of the Government of India's Foreign and Political Department (later the External Affairs Department).

There is no material covering the following periods: 1915-1919, 1922-1925, 1928-1937, and 1941-1947.

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1 file (94 folios)
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The papers are arranged in 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 foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 96; 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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