'File 8/82 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: GWADUR IMPROVEMENTS.'

Title:

'File 8/82 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: GWADUR IMPROVEMENTS.'

Contributor:

Government of Muscat and Oman, Administrator (correspondent)
British Agent (correspondent)
Political Resident, Persian Gulf (correspondent)
Indian Political Service, External Affairs Department (correspondent)
Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Āl Bū Sa'īd Dynasty (correspondent)

Date:

1945/1947

Description:

This file relates to the Muscat territory of Gwadur [Gwadar, Pakistan; it is written as Gwadar in some of the correspondence].The file begins with discussion of a proposal from the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] to devote the whole of his Gwadur revenue to the improvement of the administration and provision of public services in the territory. The correspondence goes on to cover the appointment of an Indian administrator to carry out reforms in Gwadur, under the authorisation of the Sultan.Related matters covered in the file include the following: the views of the British Agent, Gwadur, on the most urgently required reforms at Gwadur; travel and accommodation arrangements for the newly appointed administrator and his family; details of proposed reforms in various areas, such as health and education, and plans for the founding of a municipal department at Gwadur; the administrator's resignation, following a period of ill health, and the recruitment of his successor; attempts by the British to recruit more personnel (e.g. teachers, medical officers and sanitary inspectors) from India to work in Gwadur. Included in the file is a small amount of received correspondence from various candidates applying for the aforementioned positions.The file's principal correspondents are the following: the Political Agent and Consul, Muscat; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the British Agent, Gwadur; the Administrator, Gwadur; the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd]; officials of the British Government of India's External Affairs Department.The Arabic language material consists of received correspondence from the Sultan of Muscat and Oman (English translations are included). The material written in Urdu consists of one item of correspondence.1 file (276 folios)The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Circled serial numbers (red for received correspondence; blue/black for issued correspondence) refer to entries in the notes at the rear of the file.Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 278; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-255; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

Language:

English
Arabic
Urdu

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Recruitment of staff for work overseas
Public services reform
Administration

Geographic region:

Gwadur

Extent:

1 file (276 folios)

Rights:

Unknown
Public Domain
Creative Commons Non-Commercial Licence
Open Government Licence
Copyright or data protection restrictions

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000881.0x000031_ar
81055/vdc_100000000881.0x000031_en
IOR/R/15/6/274

Is part of:

British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers

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