'File 12/3 I MAIL SERVICE - MUSCAT & GWADUR'
IOR/R/15/6/408
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The record is made up of 1 file (181 folios). It was created in 8 Jan 1945-6 Dec 1948. It was written in English and Arabic. 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 the operation of mail services to and from Muscat and Oman.
The papers include: correspondence concerning the Muscat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. launch; proposals for an air mail service between Muscat and India via Bahrain; the operation of a commercial contract for carrying mail by launch from Muscat to Ras-al-Hadd [Ra’s al Ḩadd]; a proposal to operate an air mail service via Ras-al-Hadd terminated by the disbandment of the Royal Air Force (RAF) unit there; a memorandum from 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. , Muscat, dated 15 April 1946, concerning defects in the postal arrangements in Muscat territory (including Gwadur [Gwadar]); a letter from the Office of the Director of Posts and Telegraphs, Sind and Baluchistan Circle, dated 5 February 1947, detailing proposed improvements to post and telegraph arrangements in Gwadar and Muscat; correspondence from the agents of the British India Steam Navigation Company Limited (BISN), concerning the Company's mail services for Muscat; and correspondence from the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) concerning local services in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
The file also includes correspondence from 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 Indian Posts and Telegraphs Department, and Gray, Mackenzie & Company Limited.
The Arabic language content of the papers consists of three items of correspondence, and a notice issued by 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. , Muscat (all with English translations).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (181 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Circled serial numbers in red and blue crayon and ink (red for incoming, blue for outgoing correspondence) refer to entries in the notes on folios 169-182.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 183; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic 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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Unrestricted
- Archive reference
- IOR/R/15/6/408
- Former external reference(s)
- Subject files: File 12/3/1
- Date(s)
- 8 Jan 1945-6 Dec 1948 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Postal servicesMail carriersMail steamersAir mail
- Places
- Gwadur
- People & organisations
- British India Steam Navigation Company Limited
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- IOR/R/15/6/408
- Title
- 'File 12/3 I MAIL SERVICE - MUSCAT & GWADUR'
- Pages
- 33r:33v
- Author
- Cable and Wireless Ltd (xx Imperial and International Communications Limited)
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- IOR/R/15/6/408
- Title
- 'File 12/3 I MAIL SERVICE - MUSCAT & GWADUR'
- Pages
- 34r:34v, 57r:57v, 101r:101v, 159r:159v, 161r:161v
- Author
- Gray, Mackenzie and Company Limited
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- ©Inchcape plc
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- Creative Commons Non-Commercial Licence
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- IOR/R/15/6/408
- Title
- 'File 12/3 I MAIL SERVICE - MUSCAT & GWADUR'
- Pages
- 108r:112v, 152r:156v, 162r:162v
- Author
- Gray, Mackenzie and Company Limited
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- ©P&O Heritage
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- Creative Commons Non-Commercial Licence
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- IOR/R/15/6/408
- Title
- 'File 12/3 I MAIL SERVICE - MUSCAT & GWADUR'
- Pages
- 37r:37v
- Author
- Bhacker Haji Abdullatiff Fazul Co. LLC
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- ©Bhacker-Muscat
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- IOR/R/15/6/408
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- 'File 12/3 I MAIL SERVICE - MUSCAT & GWADUR'
- Pages
- 49r:51v
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- IOR/R/15/6/408
- Title
- 'File 12/3 I MAIL SERVICE - MUSCAT & GWADUR'
- Pages
- 66r:66v
- Author
- Government of Oman (xx Government of Muscat and Oman)
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/6/408
- Title
- 'File 12/3 I MAIL SERVICE - MUSCAT & GWADUR'
- Pages
- 102r:102v
- Author
- Jamnadas Khimji
- Copyright
- ©Khimji Ramdas, Sultanate of Oman
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- IOR/R/15/6/408
- Title
- 'File 12/3 I MAIL SERVICE - MUSCAT & GWADUR'
- Pages
- 117r
- Author
- Meikle, W
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- ©P&O Heritage
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- IOR/R/15/6/408
- Title
- 'File 12/3 I MAIL SERVICE - MUSCAT & GWADUR'
- Pages
- 123r:124v, 127r:132v, 140r:140v, 143r:146v
- Author
- Mackinnon Mackenzie & Company
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- ©P&O Heritage
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- IOR/R/15/6/408
- Title
- 'File 12/3 I MAIL SERVICE - MUSCAT & GWADUR'
- Pages
- 138r:138v, 141r:141v
- Author
- Parker, Geoffrey F W
- Copyright
- ©British Airways
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- IOR/R/15/6/408
- Title
- 'File 12/3 I MAIL SERVICE - MUSCAT & GWADUR'
- Pages
- 139r:139v
- Author
- Lee, G H C
- Copyright
- ©British Airways
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/6/408
- Title
- 'File 12/3 I MAIL SERVICE - MUSCAT & GWADUR'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:32v, 35r:36v, 38r:48v, 52r:56v, 58r:65v, 67r:100v, 103r:107v, 113r:116v, 117v:122v, 125r:126v, 133r:137v, 142r:142v, 147r:151v, 157r:158v, 160r:160v, 163r:182v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence