'File 35/84 I A. 5. Muscat Treaty of 1891; lease of Bandar Jissah by the Sultan of Muscat to the French for a coaling station'

Content

Correspondence about the lease of Bandar Jissah by the Sultan of Muscat to the French for a coaling station. Includes, in English and Arabic, the 'lawful and honourable Bond' of 28th March 1891 whereby Sayyid Faisal bin Turki, Sultan of Muscat and Oman, pledged never to cede, sell or mortgage any of his lands to any power except for Britain. This was ratified by Landsdown [Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, Fifth Marquess of Lansdowne], Viceroy and Governor General of the Government of India at Simla on 23rd May 1891. Correspondents include 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. , Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; 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; Sayyid Faisal bin Turki [Fayṣal bin Turkī], Sultan of Muscat and Oman. The correspondence discusses meetings with the Sultan about the French coaling station and the dispatch of a British gunboat to Muscat.

Extent and format

1 volume (34 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: The foliation system in use is the sequence of numbers in pencil and circled in the top right hand corner of each folio.

Written in

English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/R/15/1/400

Former external reference(s)

A Series: 35/48 I Confidential Series: A 5

History of this record

Date(s)

29 May 1891-30 Jan 1899 (CE, Gregorian)

Places

Bandar Jissah

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'File 35/84 I A. 5. Muscat Treaty of 1891; lease of Bandar Jissah by the Sultan of Muscat to the French for a coaling station', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/400, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/node/9510> [accessed 24 April 2024]

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