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'File 8/94 II ADMINISTRATOR. GWADUR' [22r] (43/60)
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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Ho. 5 (5/S/94/49)
British Consulate,
Muscat*
January 20, 1949.
I have the honour to refer to Your conversation
with His Excellency 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.
, during his
recent visit, on the subject of a British Administrator
for Gwadur and to forward the undermentioned message
received from Col, Woods-Pallard through the
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
for
Your Highness' information t
M Following from Woods-Ballard, Begins.
Two suitable ex-Superintendents Indian
Police Service available for Gv^adur. WYNNI
born 1910 from Central Provinces and VICK
born about 1913 from United Provirwee.
Wynne was Settlement Assistant Connissioner
Andaman's 4 years also worked as Treasury
Officer and Revenue Assistant Commissioner.
Well reported on throughout service - married
2 children - family would join him in winter,
VICK married to Polish lady doctor who would
accompany him. No children. Consider Wynne
probably better selection. Pay recommended
Rs. 1500/- per mensem. Ends ".
I should
I should be grateful if Your Highness would let
w your views on the matter.
Your Highness' sincere friend.
His Highness Saiyid Said bin Taimur
Sultan of T4uscat and Oman,
Muscat•
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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)
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The papers are arranged in chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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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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- IOR/R/15/6/285
- Title
- 'File 8/94 II ADMINISTRATOR. GWADUR'
- Pages
- 3r:3v, 14r:14v, 22r:23v
- Author
- Government of Oman (xx Government of Muscat and Oman)
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