'Administration Reports of the Persian Gulf, 1945 [-1946]' [‎187r] (386/414)

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V. GEKSRAL.
+ ++ kl }J' he I I iemt)ers of the Khoja community left for Bombay
^ ^ 5?^. ! ^ Jubilee of the Agha Khan. They experienced
some difficulty m securing sea passages in B.I. boats and in
consequence most of them reached Karachi by dhows, and returned
to Gwadur in April.
Owing to the failure of winter rains in 194$, a shortage
of water was felt by the Baluchi inhabitants of the Nigor area
at the beaming of the year. The failure of crops inthe
hinterland due to drought, caused a large influx of Baluchis
to Gwadur town in September, who eventually left for India.
^ u.a October, the British Overseas Airways Corporation,
Karachi, requested 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. to obtain peraission
from His Highness the Sultan to allow them to lay mooring
ouoys for flying boats in the east and west bays at Gwadur,
as was done before the war. Formal permission was obtained
and in December mooring buoys were laid.
VI. POLITICAL.
Mr. Abdi Khan, a Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. of Dashtiari, paid a visit
to gwadur in June and it was reported that he was much impressed
at the increasing strength of the Tudeh Party in the Persian
Hekran.
VII. POSTS AND TELEGRAPHS.
Mail steamers called at Gwadur approximately onee in
a month during the year, and it is hoped that more steamers
will call in the near future.
Telegraphic communication with Karachi remained very
poor during the year due to the frequent break-down of the
lines. By the end of the year, the Sub-Postmaster was able
to communicate by telephone with the Postmaster at Turbat, which
eased the position a little.
VIII. COMMUNICATIONS .
12 ships from Karachi and 10 ships from the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
called at Gwadur during the year.
IX. ANTI-LOCUST 0PSHATI0NS .
Anti-locust operations were carried out during the first
half of the year and it was reported that considerable success
was achieved. The party again arrived at Gwadur in December to
commence operations for the next year.
X, AIR FACILITIES .
The aerodrome remained unserviceable during the
year.
XI. Shipping