'P. 5. 733/1904. Muscat:- American Dispensary.' [‎38r] (1/146)

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The item discusses the opening of a dispensary at Mutra [Maṭraḥ] (also given as Mutrah and Muttra) by the American Mission Hospital against the wishes of the Sultan of Muscat (Fayṣal bin Turkī Āl Bū Sa‘īd).

The correspondence focuses on the diplomatic discussion between the British and United States Governments regarding the American Mission's actions and the Sultan's objections to the dispensary.

The principal correspondents include 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. and Consul at Muscat (Robert Erskine Holland, and Arthur Prescott Trevor), 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. (Percy Zachariah Cox), the Viceroy of India (Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto), members of the Council of India (Sir William Lee-Warner, Sir Hugh Shakespear Barnes), the Sultan of Muscat, the American Consul at Muscat (Mohamad Fazel, John Author Ray), the British Ambassador to the United States of America (James Bryce), and representatives of the Foreign Office and the 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. .

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1 item (72 folios)

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 38, and terminates at f 110, as part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located 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.

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English in Latin script

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