‘16/8 Miscellaneous:- Surveyor required for Khassab to take temperature readings under British Residency Bushire’ [‎front] (1/78)

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Correspondence concerning a request from 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. , made to the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave) via 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 Bahrain (Captain Reginald George Evelin William Alban), for a surveyor, who is required to take temperature readings at Khassab in Oman. Correspondence details requirements for the surveyor, who should be an English-speaking Muslim, and the arrangements for the payment of the surveyor’s salary and passage.

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1 file (37 folios)

Arrangement

The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end.

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 39; 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 between ff 4-38; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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English in Latin script

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