‘File 35/106 (A 43) Exclusive Treaty with Masqat’
IOR/R/15/1/431
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The record is made up of 1 volume (21 folios). It was created in 31 Dec 1913-12 Jan 1919. 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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The volume contains confidential correspondence, chiefly exchanged between 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. , Major Stuart George Knox, and 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. at Muscat, Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Arthur Edward Benn, on British policy with regard to the Sultan of Muscat’s [Taymūr bin Fayṣal] relations with foreign powers. Correspondence chiefly concerns: tensions between Muscat and tribes in Oman; the growing German commercial presence in the Gulf; British concern at the prospect of the Sultan of Muscat signing a commercial treaty with Germany; discussion of elevating the French position at Muscat to counter German influence.
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- 1 volume (21 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume’s contents are arranged in chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: The foliation sequence begins on the first folio and ends on the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil or blue crayon, and can be found 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. The following foliation anomalies occur: 1, 1A, 1B and 1C.
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- English in Latin script
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- Archival file
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- 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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- IOR/R/15/1/431
- Former external reference(s)
- A Series: 35/106 Confidential Series: A 43
- Date(s)
- 31 Dec 1913-12 Jan 1919 (CE, Gregorian)
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- IOR/R/15/1/431
- Title
- ‘File 35/106 (A 43) Exclusive Treaty with Masqat’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 1r:1v, 1ar:1cv, 2r:21v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence