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'File 22/16 II (A66) Gwadur' [124v] (255/380)
The record is made up of 1 volume (188 folios). It was created in 11 May 1929-13 Jun 1932. 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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Please refer^ to your De ,1 oi'fiuiai let tax .1-ted
iaarcix re Gwadur*
All tin named tlie present wall of G-Madur struck ne as
one of tiie "best walls tlie State possesses. I quite agree how-
-.ever that he made an error of judgment and the Muscat autho-
-rities are v/illmg to transfer him.
The state maintains 22 aslcaris at (?wadur- ii with the
v/aii -and ii acxth in the fort.
The Akld was the emissary sent by air Saiyid iTaisal
to murder Sheikh self "bin Mohsin of the Diyaciyin in 1907,
The haih , Jild is a man Thomas selected twice to accoia
-pany him. on his expeditions.
The force seems to nave dealt with the situation very
well indeed after they appeared on the scene and I should say
the number is adequate. The only criticism I have to make is
that both the wall's residence and the fort ^si - oj . cne
protection of y-wadur from outside attacK; are' situateo. at
some considerable distance from the tov/n. i ha've discussea
The non'bie hieut#Colonel x•V.Blscoe>I.A.»
rolitical Resident in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
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The file covers political, economic and general matters at Gwadar (which is referred to throughout as ‘Gwadur’). The file includes Annual Report of the British Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Gwadar for the year 1928, written by the British Agent, M Waris Ali, which includes sections on ancient history; area and population; main villages of the Gwadar territory; languages, religion and instruction; constitution, government and justice; British and state representatives; cases settled during the year under report; defence; passports and certificates of identity; frontier news in brief; shipping, communications and trade; foreign and inland commerce and the way in which both have contributed to bring about a destructive effect on Gwadar trade; fish trade; state customs, finance and baladiah; sanitation and doctor; climate, soil, rainfall and agriculture; production, industries and manufactures; mineralogy; slaves and their manumission; government buildings and their upkeep; government post office and telegraph office; meteorological and aeroplanes; banking and currency; weights and measures; the Anglo-Persian Oil Company; distinguished visitors to Gwadar during the year under report; archaeology; locusts; earthquakes; tides and tempests; and obituary for the late British agent, Raja King Lal Khan, who had committed suicide after going insane one night as a result of ‘super abundance [sic] of passport drudgery and other work mixed with anxieties and cares’.
The file also includes papers relating to communal disturbances at Gwadar between Khojas/Aga Khanis (who were British subjects) and Baluchis (subjects of the Sultan of Muscat). The troubles, which followed allegations of the defilement of a mosque with dung by Khojas, resulted in deaths of two members of the Khoja community, 1929-1932
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (188 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are 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 page. There is also an old foliation system (not circled), numbered 1 (folio 6); then 98 (folio 103) - end of volume.
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- IOR/R/15/1/379
- Title
- 'File 22/16 II (A66) Gwadur'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:98v, 99ar:99bv, 100r:111v, 114r:185v, 186ar:186av, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence