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'File 8/94 II ADMINISTRATOR. GWADUR' [6r] (11/60)
The record is made up of 1 file (28 folios). It was created in 11 Dec 1948-18 Sep 1949. 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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Printed in England April 1948.(5000pads)
J /-168
CABLE AND WIRELESS LIMITED
(INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND^
The first line of this Telegram contains the following particulars in the order
named: Prefix Letters and Number of Message, Office of Origin, Number of
Words, Pate. Time handed in and Official Instructions—if any.
CIRCUIT
CLERK’S NAME
TIME RECEIVED
AN
JRD
1625
34
VM42/54 S BAHRAIN 3? 1 1401.
POL I T I CAL MUSCAT =
14901 PLEAS.: TELEGRAPH BATE ON VYHICH ABDER RAHMAN
WAS RELIEVED BY WYNNE A3 ADMINISTRATOR GWADUR AND
BATE OF EXPIRY CF ANY LEAVE GRANTED TO HIM UNDER HIS
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT WERE PAKISTAN GOVT INFORMED =
toll'
HAY .
CKD .
Enquiry respecting this telegram should be accompanied by this form and may be made at any of the Company's offices
/ rtn
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Continuing on from the previous file (IOR/R/15/6/284), this file concerns the position of Administrator, Gwadur [Gwadar]. The file documents the end of the current occupant's term as Administrator, and the recruitment of his successor. Following the selection of a British official for the post, the correspondence discusses arrangements for the outgoing postholder, Abdur Rahman Qureshi, on deputation in Muscat since 1946, to hand over to his successor in May 1949 before returning to the Baluchistan Administration, Pakistan.
Notable correspondents include the following: 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. and Consul, Muscat; the 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. ; Abdur Rahman, Administrator, Gwadur; the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd]; the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman's Minister for Foreign Affairs.
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- 1 file (28 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 30; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/6/285
- Title
- 'File 8/94 II ADMINISTRATOR. GWADUR'
- Pages
- 2r:2v, 6r:6v
- Author
- Cable and Wireless Ltd (xx Imperial and International Communications Limited)
- Usage terms
- Public Domain