'File XXIII/5 Travels in Oman. Intending Travellers (1911 to 1922)'

Content

This file contains correspondence between British officials related to two topics:

• A request made in 1911 by the Danish Legation in London (on behalf of the Royal Danish Geographical Society) for the British Government to support a proposed Danish expedition to Oman and Hadhramaut in Yemen. The request was turned down by the Foreign Office (folios 4-8)
• A request made in 1922 by Isidor Morse, a 'naturalised Englishman' born in the United States of America, to enter the Omani interior in order to hunt for the Arabian tahr (a type of goat). This request was turned down by the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Muscat (folios 9-15).

Extent and format

1 file (15 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear 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 17; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

Written in

English in Latin 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/15/6/29

Former external reference(s)

File XXIII/5

History of this record

Date(s)

17 Jun 1911-17 Aug 1922 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Geographical exploration

Places

OmanHadhramaut

People & organisations

Foreign OfficeRoyal Danish Geographical Society

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