Gwadur is a port in southwestern Pakistan. It was a coastal enclave belonging
to the Sultan of Muscat between 1797 and 1958, when it was offered for sale.
The Sultan chose to sell it to Pakistan, despite better offers from the UK,
Iran, and even the USSR!

Lowell G. McManus
Leesville, Louisiana, USA

----- Original Message -----
From: "L. A. Nadybal" <lnadybal@...>
To: <BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2004 5:54 PM
Subject: [BoundaryPoint] New Subject - Gwadur

> I found a recent philatelic reference to Gwadur - and it's having been
> purchased by Pakistan in 1958. THe reason it is of interest, is that
> it was one of three locations where India ran post offices in other
> countries - Dubai, Muskat and Gwadur. When Pakistan separated from
> India on 15 August 1947, it took over the three post offices. A few
> months later, on April 15, 1948, the office in Muskat and Dubai were
> taken over by the British; Gwadur's post office remained Pakistani.
> Ten years later, in 1958, Pakistan bought Gwadur. End of story.
>
> Question. Where is it, from whom was it purchased, and is it now an
> exclave of Pakistan?
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> Regards
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> Len Nadybal
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