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BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com, "Lowell G. McManus"
<mcmanus71496@m...> wrote:
> 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
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "L. A. Nadybal" <lnadybal@c...>
> To: <BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2004 5:54 PM
> Subject: [BoundaryPoint] New Subject - Gwadur
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> > 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?
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Len Nadybal
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