Coll 20/14(2) 'Muscat: Sultan's tour to Europe, USA and United Kingdom: Question of conferment of KCIE'

IOR/L/PS/12/2967

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The record is made up of 1 file (56 folios). It was created in 27 Nov 1937-19 Jan 1945. 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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Correspondence, notes, and minutes concerning the appointment of the Sultan of Muscat, Said bin Taimur [Sa‘īd ibn Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd], as Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (KCIE). The early correspondence - principally 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. , the External Affairs Department of the Government of India, the Viceroy of India, 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. , 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. in Muscat – discusses the question of whether to make the appointment. Subsequent correspondence between officials at 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. and those at Buckingham Palace and the Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood deals with arrangements for the Sultan’s investment by the King at his audience on 30 March 1938, arrangements for the insignia, and messages of congratulations following the appointment.

At the front of the file is correspondence relating to the Political Resident’s recommendation that the Sultan be appointed Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (GCIE) for the 1945 New Year Honours List and the British Broadcasting Corporation’s (BBC) error in including the Sultan on the list when he shouldn’t have been.

Folios 22-23 are a blank Form of Covenant by which the recipient of an honour is bound to return their insignia to the Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood should they lose their title or be appointed a higher rank. The Sultan was exempt from this obligation.

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1 file (56 folios)
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The file is arranged in chronological order from the back to the front.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 60; these numbers are written in pencil 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.

A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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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/L/PS/12/2967
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Coll 20/14 (2)

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27 Nov 1937-19 Jan 1945 (CE, Gregorian)

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