Coll 35/29 'Persian Gulf: question of payment to Sultan for telegraph facilities at Muscat'

IOR/L/PS/12/4139

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The record is made up of 1 file (166 folios). It was created in 27 May 1937-21 Jun 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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The file concerns telegraphic communications in Muscat.

The file contains:

  • Request of Sultan of Muscat for payment of rent from Cable and Wireless Limited for telegraph cables landing in his territory, 1938
  • Installation of a wireless set at Muscat by Cable and Wireless, 1939
  • Licences to Cable and Wireless Limited for the landing of their cables at Muscat, 1939-47
  • Agreement between Cable and Wireless and the Sultan of Muscat, 1948.

The file contains correspondence between: the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Muscat; 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 the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; 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. ; the Foreign Office; the Commonwealth Relations Office; the Government of India; the General Post Office; HM Treasury; Cable and Wireless Limited; Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd, Sultan of Muscat and Oman; the Imperial Communications Advisory Committee, and the Air Ministry.

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1 file (166 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 168; 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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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/12/4139
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Coll 35/29

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27 May 1937-21 Jun 1948 (CE, Gregorian)

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