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'(F 69) File 82/26 A.P.O.C. - Muscat Oil Concession' [58r] (143/163)
The record is made up of 1 file (77 folios). It was created in 11 Sep 1925-20 May 1928. 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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Tran.^ted aepy e f a letter elated the 13th Ramihan 1345 « 17th
March 1927 fr.m nia nighnea. the sultan ef Muscat and Oman t«
the Pelitical Agent and n.n.H'* C*n»ul,Muscat.
After eomplimentB.
I hare reeeired y«ur heneur 1 * letter dated
the 17th Mareh c®rresp«nd.ing t« 13th namdhan and duly undent®*!
its e®ntenta, specially what you mentioned that the non^le the
Politieal Resident in the Persian Crulf wishes our agreement to
grant one year's extension to the Anglo-Persian oil Company in
aeeordanee with Artiele We comply with the request of tho
Hon'ble 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.
and allow to the said company one
year in addition to the time in the Agreement so that it may carry
p
out expirations as you alluded in your letter.
fh
And in the end accept "best greetings and salams*
Dated Muscat 13th Ramdhan 1345(17th March 1927;»
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- Content
The volume contains correspondence, telegrams and notes of meetings between 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. at Muscat and 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. at Bahrain and Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC) representatives regarding geologic surveys of Dhofar, Massirah and Batinah, Muskat, in Oman, and Gwadar, in Pakistan, carried on by geologists employed by D'Arcy Exploration Company. The volume contains an extract from the account of the expedition to Muscat (folios 44-45) and some letters to and from the Amīr of Ja‘lān, Muḥammad bin Nāṣir Āl Ḥamūdah.
There are some maps within the file:
- Reduction to show Relationships of the Combined Plane Table A basic surveying technique using an alidade attached to a horizontally mounted drawing board. and Prismatic Compass A compass fitted with a sighting vane and magnifier to achieve additional accuracy. Sketch Map of the Country between JEBEL RODHAH, SOHAR AND IBRI, OMAN, ARABIA, with the Oman peninsula (f. 18A);
- Sketch map of the Omani and Emirati coast from Muscat northbound (f. 18B);
- Map extracted from Geographical Journal Sep. 1925' showing Oman and Trucial States A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. (f. 18C);
- 'Map showing coast and ports of Oman' (f. 36A), drawn by Mr Bower.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (77 folios)
- Arrangement
The documents in the volume are mostly arranged in chronological order.
- Physical characteristics
The foliation is written in pencil and can be found 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.
The numbering commences at the first folio with 1, 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D; 2-3; 4 and 4A; 5-7; 8 and 8A; 9-17; 18, 18A, 18B and 18C; 19-36; 37 and 37A; 38-60; 61 and 61A and then it carries on until 66, which is the last number given to the last folio.
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- IOR/R/15/1/625
- Title
- '(F 69) File 82/26 A.P.O.C. - Muscat Oil Concession'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1r:1v, 1ar:1cv, 4ar:4av, 5r:8v, 8ar:8av, 9r:26v, 27v, 30v:38v, 39v:47v, 49r:59v, 62r:66v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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