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'File 11/14 I Gwadur Diaries' [‎12r] (23/276)

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The record is made up of 1 file (136 folios). It was created in 1 Jan 1946-31 Dec 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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lOf* T _ ihe .‘/all's family arrived from Luacat by dhov/ on uie
^4tn February j. 946. I oallea on the Tali on the 2 < 5 rd February. He
seemed to_be ccmp^itely diasatiafiea with his house. He said that
he had written to His highness the Sultan of ’ us cat on tliis subject.
_ ne . is not otherwise quite hapny over his transfer to Hv/adur.
,n fthassao. it is understood, he was' not a salaried official, but
pocKetted ohe whole income of the province. T is sa.lary in Gwahur
nas noo yet oeen fijceu, out he knows tiiat it cannot be an^/thin^
like his income at .hassab.
tilfh
pbruary. he has since flown to India. There is nobody nnowiny
^iiiglish in Gursetji s oil ice now, but Lr. o.I. Jaoral, is eocpected
to reachpjrwauur soon to tane over charge, lie is reported to be
coming via xuroat and Pasni by the land route.
Jonstant enquiries are being made from me regarding the
106 . m
Idrn, ootn oy tne merchants ana i^auas etc. Theix old nets
01 lisnemen nave become worn out ana it is stated that their traae
is suilering oaaxy. I have assured them tiiat quota of twist ana
yarn has been recommended this year ana it is^hopea that the
iisnermen will have enough yam oefore long. ^ •
.HaKhuaa Jassim bin A^ashiu, Hakhuaa of Jhow No. 1690 belongin ’
to te.Ali oin ^usa Uti.ran ot ufiarraa, B&iiradn, v/reckeu his boat in u
jiwani some tune bacK, He is waiting for instructions from the
owner of the boat in Uwaaur, which are taking a long time to. come.
^ I asKeu him it he wanteu me to report the matter
oi i icially to tne i onticai -Agent at dahrain. He however preferred
tovmt for direct instructions.
No: 151
British .igency,
• Jwaaur,
25th February, 1946.
Forwarded, with compliments, to the Political
his majesty s Oonsul, ior iniomaLion.
am
British ^ent, Gwadur.

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This file contains copies of the fortnightly intelligence summary that was compiled by the British Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Gwadur [Gwadar].

The summaries contained in the file up to folio 87 do not follow a set structure but typically contain details regarding the arrivals of visitors and ships, local political developments, matters of trade and prices of commodities locally, as well as other specific incidents that occurred during the period discussed. The summaries in the file from folio 88 onwards are divided into different sections, typically under the following headings: Movements of Ships/Shipping, Visitors, Local News, Economic, Mekran News, General and Baluchistan Affairs.

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1 file (136 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 138; 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 2-99; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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