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'File 22/16 I (A 41) GWADUR, Oil, Proposed Cession and Ownership' [109v] (229/322)
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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Their claim was presented to the Crovernaent of India by tne
Hon'ble the Agent to the Governor General in his 51 of 20th
January 1934, but, apparently, the acquisition of Gwadur by
Talat no longer interested the Government of India, and the
Hon'ble the Agent to the Governor General was informed (2623-
of 15th August 1904y that the Govern] ent of India did not
propose to take any action with regard to its rendition. ]'o
opinion was given as to the claims of the Gitchkis or the Khan.
yt t it.
rn he matter was again raised in 1920 by the Resident in the
Persian ulf who considered that the acquisition of Gwadur by
Kalat was very desirable from the Muscat poin of view (897 of
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7th iioril 19C0), The Hon'ble the Agent to the Governor General
again favoured the proposal, but the Government of India decided
not to proceed with the question,
5» Cn both these occasions the decision of Government appears
to have been arrived at on grounds connect .:■! with Iluscat policy,
and the claims of the Khan of Kalat and of the Gitchkis have
never been answered.
6. I am unaware as to whether the State of affairs in Muscat
permits the question being raised but trust that the Hon'ble
t-.e ei- J : to the Governor "eneral 7/ill consider that the Gitchkis
are entitled to a reply to their claim to a half share of the
Gwadur customs. As regards His Highness the Khan, his memory
is still excellent and his natural shrewdness is unimpaired. He
has, ever since enquiries were instituted in 1902, claimed
sovereignty over Gwadur, and nov/ considers th^.t the Gitchkis *
claim is so good that his own claim must gain force from being
attached.to it•
I have the honour to request that I may.be furnished with
the decision of the Government of India to convey to His Highness.
Superintendent,
foreign and Political Department.
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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.
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- 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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- '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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