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'15/3 Vol I XV - B/1 VISITORS SUSPECTS & UNDESIRABLES SULEMAN AL BARUNI AL NAFUSI & HIS RELATIVES Jan 1923 - June 1940.' [‎121r] (252/420)

The record is made up of 1 file (206 folios). It was created in 25 Jan 1923-8 Jun 1940. 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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Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. 4 H.l{*a Coneuiate
^iiscat, October 19th f 193a.
From
To
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^oiiticai Agent K.i4» 8 Consul,
Muscat.
THe Hon'bj. the roUticai fleeldent
In the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ,
Bushlre.
ouleiuan al Maruni al Ifufusi.
Sir*
I tow the honour to refer to paragraph 6 of
-uecat Clary Jo. 14 of 1938, in which it wa. mentioned
ttot a certain yereon named Suleman bin Abduiia al Baruni
al Mufusi had arrived in Muscat.
a. Jsarly in Auguet tee Saltan had requested me to
cidviae the hritieh Coneuiar autnoriUee in Iraq to issue
a Tlsa when asAed for by al Baruni whom he wieaed to
inrite to Muscat on a vieit. the Sultan eaid that he had
mentioned this yerson* e name to you in a conversation
during your meeting at Karachi in July last and that you
tod stated that His hajeety's Government had nothing
against him. On the strength of the Sultan's statement
I issued the debited letter. Al Baruni arrived in Muscat
on August S6th and shortly after, it was reyorted to me,
had been ayyointed to a yost in the emyloy of the Muscat
Governs.nt. On my return from recess therefore I looked up
tto Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. filee about this nan and aiso had a talk about
him with the Sultan, who has now written me a letter on the
subject of which a ooyy is enciossd.

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The file comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to Suleiman al Baruni and his relatives.

The discussion in the file concerns:

  • Baruni's travel to Iraq and Muscat
  • his membership of the Ibadhi sect and the esteem he was held in by both the Sultan of Muscat and Oman and the Imam of Oman
  • his appointment as Minister in the government of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman
  • arrangements for travel of members of his family

The principal correspondents in the volume are: 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. , Muscat; 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. ; HM High Commissioner for Iraq; and officials of the Government of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman.

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1 file (206 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 202; 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. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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'15/3 Vol I XV - B/1 VISITORS SUSPECTS & UNDESIRABLES SULEMAN AL BARUNI AL NAFUSI & HIS RELATIVES Jan 1923 - June 1940.' [‎121r] (252/420), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/6/449, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100055749000.0x000035> [accessed 19 April 2024]

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