Ext 2814/47 'O'Shea's book, The Sand Kings of Oman'
IOR/L/PS/12/1221
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The record is made up of 1 file (6 folios). It was created in 12 Nov 1947-12 Jan 1948. 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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This file contains correspondence regarding the publication and circulation of The Sand Kings of Oman , authored in 1947 by former RAF Officer Raymond O'Shea, and the content of which had drawn criticism. The main correspondents are the British Council, the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in Bahrain and Shaikh Sultān II bin Saqr Āl Qasimī.
The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (6 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 8, 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.
- Written in
- English in Latin script
- Type
- 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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- Archive reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/1221
- Former external reference(s)
- Ext 2814/47
- Date(s)
- 12 Nov 1947-12 Jan 1948 (CE, Gregorian)
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- People & organisations
- Emir of Sharjah, Āl Qāsimī dynastyBritish CouncilDistrict Magistrate, Bahrain
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Ext 2814/47 'O'Shea's book, The Sand Kings of Oman', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/1221, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000517.0x00020a> [accessed 23 April 2024]
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- IOR/L/PS/12/1221
- Title
- Ext 2814/47 'O'Shea's book, The Sand Kings of Oman'
- Pages
- 3r:3v
- Author
- Hitchcock, Geoffrey Lionel Henry
- Copyright
- ©British Council
- Usage terms
- Creative Commons Non-Commercial Licence
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/1221
- Title
- Ext 2814/47 'O'Shea's book, The Sand Kings of Oman'
- Pages
- 6r:6v
- Author
- Āl Qasimī, Shaikh Sultān II bin Saqr
- Usage terms
- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/1221
- Title
- Ext 2814/47 'O'Shea's book, The Sand Kings of Oman'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:2v, 4r:5v, 7r:7v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence