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'File 22/16 I (A 41) GWADUR, Oil, Proposed Cession and Ownership' [97bv] (205/322)
The record is made up of 1 volume (159 folios). It was created in 22 May 1913-8 Aug 1928. 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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question by us must depend on our attitude towards the Sultan
on the question of his abdication, and the present attitude or
the French government towards Muscat affairs. The former has
been made the subject of a separate communication by me #
I would however in any case mc'ie the following proposals.
(1) the .Sultan of Muscat Sayid Teimur should be
approached, in whatever way the Government of India should
think fit on the subject of the rendition of Gwa4«r,
(3) A price should be offered for the place cash down
in the neighbourhood of six
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
of
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
. The price
proposed by the Government of India in the correspondence
above quoted was four and a half
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
.
(3) Of this price if accepted one
lakh
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
should be paid
to the Sulatn himself in the event of his abdication being
agreed to by government, and the remainder should be paid in"fc)
i
the state treasury. Thfct would form an excellent fund for
financing various essential undertakings.
There is no doubt that t the present
moment the possession of Gwadar is a disadvantage rather than
an advantage to the state of Muscat. At tlie same time it is
raoidly becoming as far as the Sultan's own poc-cet is concerrt^
-ed considerably less profitable than he had originally hoped»
There are therefore reasol|nable grounds for supposing that
he may view a proposal to cede Gwadar in a not un avourable
light. Should therefore the Government of India still hold the
view that the cession of Gwadar is derlrajle, the present is
a suitable time for opening the negotiations.
I have the honour to be
Sir
your most obedient servant
tuv I.c.s.
Political A«ent, Muscat
Copy to the Civil Commissioner, Baghdad,
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The file relates to proposals to prospect for oil at Gwadar (mainly referred to in the papers as 'Gwadur'), and discussions over the ownership and proposed cession of the area, which was in the territory of the Sultan of Muscat.
The file includes the following papers:
- correspondence concerning demarcation of the boundary between Gwadar and Kalat, 1913-1915
- papers relating to the Sultan of Muscat's sovereignty over Gwadar and the claims of the Khan of Kalat to Gwadar, 1913-1928, including correspondence between Lieutenant Colonel R A E Benn, 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. in Muscat, Major Stuart George Knox, 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. , Bushire, and D de S Bray, Quetta, dated April-June 1914, discussing the possible cession of Gwadar by the Sultan of Muscat and noting possible objections on the part of the French; trade statistics for Gwadar and Muscat for a period of three years, June 1914; letter from R E L Wingate, 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. , Muscat, to Lieutenant Colonel A P Trevor, Deputy 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. , Bushire setting out reasons for a possible cession of Gwadar by the Sultan of Muscat, 27 April 1920; papers discussing the history and relative strength of the claims to Gwadar by the Sultan of Muscat on the one hand, and the Khan of Kalat and the Gitchkis on the other, 1926-1928
- proposals by the Burmah Oil Company Limited to prospect for oil in Gwadar, 1914, including a map of territories (scale one inch = four miles) over which a prospecting licence was required by the company (folio 33), with description (folio 34)
- statistics of trade for the years 1910-1913 relating to Chahbar, 1914
- rules for the grant of mineral leases, 1914
- details of trade statistics relating to Gwadar, 1914
- report on oil on the Makran coast by Lieutenant Colonel Keyes, 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. , Kalat, 28 January 1928.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (159 folios)
- Arrangement
Contains an index of six topics at the front of the volume.
Arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation system in use is the sequence of numbers appearing in a circle in the top right-hand corner of each folio. An original foliation sequence (not circled) links the folio numbers in the index at the front of the volume.
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- IOR/R/15/1/378
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- 'File 22/16 I (A 41) GWADUR, Oil, Proposed Cession and Ownership'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1br:1bv, 2r:30v, 35r:64v, 66r:76v, 78r:79v, 80ar:80bv, 81r:83v, 86r:96v, 97ar:97bv, 98r:155v, back-i
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