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This file contains copies of the fortnightly intelligence summary that was compiled by the British Agency in Gwadur [Gwadar]. The summaries are divided into different sections, typically under the following headings: Movements of British Officials & Others, Shipping, Local Affairs, Weather, ...
This file contains copies of the fortnightly intelligence summary that was compiled by the British Agency in Gwadur [Gwadar] The summaries are divided into different sections, typically under the following headings: Movements of British Officials & Others, Shipping, Local Affairs, Weather, F...
File 11/20 Gwadur Political Affairs (Defilement of Aga Khani Graveyard)'
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This volume contains papers and correspondence relating to communal disturbances that took place in Gwadur Gwadar between members of the Khoja/Aga Khani Ismaili community, who were British subjects, and the Baluchi community, who were subjects of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman. Specifically, much...
A simple sketch in pencil of the Ismaili Jamat-Khana (place of worship) in Gwadur [Gwadar]. The locations where the building's walls had been defiled by human excrement and abusive messages written are marked on the sketch in pen.
A sketch of a section of Gwadur [Gwadar] Town that shows the property of the slain Ghulam Ali and the surrounding properties including the Ismaili Jamat-Khana (place of worship). The uses and owners of the properties shown are labelled, as well as the location of doors and passageways.
This volume contains papers and correspondence (including a large number of telegrams) related to the outbreak of communal disturbances that took place in Gwadur [Gwadar] in March 1929 between Khojas/Aga Khanis [Ismailis] who were British subjects, and Baluchis, who were subjects of the Sultan o...
This volume contains papers related to the aftershocks of communal disturbances that took place in Gwadur [Gwadar] in March 1929 between Khojas/Aga Khanis [Ismailis] who were British subjects, and Baluchis, who were subjects of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman. During the troubles, which followed a...
This file contains a list of individuals resident in Gwadur alleged by the British authorities to be 'bad characters and disturbers of the peace'. The list is divided into two sections, 'Hindus' and 'Aga Khanis' [Isma'ilis], and contains entries for a total of twelve individuals.
File 11/27 Assistance to Political Officers in the Persian Gulf (Defence)
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This file contains a copy of a memorandum from the Persian Gulf Residency in Bahrain to the Political Agencies in Muscat, Bahrain and Kuwait concerning the circumstances in which Royal Navy ships could be called upon to render assistance to political officers in the Persian Gulf (folios 2-3). Als...
File 11/29 Policy of H.M. Government Regarding Arabian Affairs
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This file contains the following two documents related to the policy of the British Government in Arabia: A secret despatch written by Secretary of State for the Colonies, Philip Cunliffe-Lister, in February 1933 that discusses Britain's policy in regard to Arabian affairs with special reference...
