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'Administration Reports for 1947' [‎44r] (87/128)

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The record is made up of 1 file (62 folios). It was created in 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 Captain of the ship had entered into negotiations with the local
Sheikh, Sheikh Ali bin Abdullah of the Beni Bu Ali, for unloading
the cargo, against the advice of the Wali of Sur, Sheikh Yaqoob bin
Abdullah, When the tribesmen had boarded the ship to work the cargo, the
was unaole to control them, he had decided to abandon the ship and
together with his crew board the tanker tt British Destiny" which had
arrived at the scene. Later in the month Saiyid Ahmed bin Ebrahim,
Minister oi Interior went to the spot to endeavour to recover the
looted cargo from the tribesmen. A considerable portion of the cargo
was recovered, though not all of it. The Wali of Sur, Sheikh Yaqoob
hj.n Abdullah al Hashmi was later removed from his postzcs as it wa's
considered that even though the looting, was in the first place
brought about through the Captain’s failure to accept his advice, he
had none the less a^ter the event profited from the stolen goods.
The ship owners are attempting to claim compensation for the cargo lost,
but it is almost certain that the Muscat Government will not concede this.
His Highness Shaikh Sir Ahmed al Jabir As Subah, K.C.S.I., K.C.I.S.,
Shaikh of Kuwait, came ashore at Lius cat whilst on his way to Karachi.
Saiyid Shihab bin Baisal gave a big luncheon party in the Shaikh’s honour
at Bait al Barza. The Shaikh very proudly and openly compared Kuwait to
Muscat much to the detriment of Muscat, in the field of internal
developments and social improvements.
The Constitutional changes in India were watched comparatively
quietly and with no unusual interest and celebrations of Independence
Day were carried out on a rather small scale by the Indian and Pakistani
subjects.
Ihe Palestine situation had no serious repercussions in Muscat as
only a very few could be expected to appreciate the situation enough to
become interested or take any practical action in support of their
convictions•
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The file contains unpublished typescript Administration Reports of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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. for the year 1947, starting with the Report of 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. , Bahrain, followed by Reports for the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain (including The Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. and Qatar); the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Kuwait; and the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Muscat. The Reports cover political developments; oil and oil companies; aviation matters; trade and economic matters; lists of officials; details of local government; Ruling Families; customs; shipping; transport; communications; the administration of justice; medical matters; Royal Navy (RN), Royal Indian Navy (RIN), and Royal Air Force (RAF); notable visitors to the Gulf; meteorological information; slavery and piracy; pearling; date gardens in Kuwait; French and American interests in Muscat; missionary work in Muscat; a report on Gwadur [Gwadar] written 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; and a separate report on Guadur [Gwadar] written by the Administrator there.

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1 file (62 folios)
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The Report of 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. , Bahrain appears at the front of the file, followed by the Reports of the various Political Agencies.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the front cover and terminates at 62, the last folio but one before the back cover. These numbers are written in pencil, are enclosed in a circle, and appear in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio.

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