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PZ 6253/1938 'Shipwreck of a party of Muscat Arabs - Qn. of recovery of expenses incurred by Govt. of Italian Somaliland' [‎47r] (94/109)

The record is made up of 1 file (54 folios). It was created in 7 Sep 1938-17 May 1941. 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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Communications on this subject
ould be addressed to—
This Under Secretary of State,
Colonial Office,
London, S.W.l.
and the following
Number quoted: 38382/38
Sir,
t-f
I arn directed by Mr, Secretary MacDonald to
transmit, to be laid before the Marquess of Zetland, a copy
of despatches from the Governor of Kenya of the 20th and
23rd of July, the latter with enclosures in original,
concerning the expenses which have been involved in
connection with the shipwreck off the coast of Italian
Somaliland of a party of Muscat Arabs in March last,
2. provided Lord Zetland has no objection,
Mr, MacDonald would be grateful if the Government of Muscat
could be approached with a view to recovering the sums
specified in the Governor’s despatches.
3. I am to add that copies of these despatches have
been forwarded to the Foreign Office, and that
Viscount Halifax has agreed that the claim for a refund of
the expenses incurred by the Government of Italian
Somaliland can properly be made against the Government of
Muscat.
4. A copy of this letter is being sent to the
Foreign Office.
I am. Sir,
Your most obedient servant.
THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE,
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. .

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The file contains correspondence concerning: the shipwreck on the coast of Italian Somaliland, on 20 March 1938, of a group of Muscat Arabs on board the dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. [sailing vessel] ‘ Galib ’, bound for Zanzibar and the Tanganyika Territory; and the reimbursement of the expenses incurred by the Government of Italian Somaliland and the Government of Kenya in the transport of the rescued party to Mombasa, Kenya, and the subsequent transport of most of the passengers to Zanzibar.

The correspondence mainly consists of: correspondence between the Under Secretary of State for India and the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, including enclosed copies of correspondence between Malcolm Macdonald, Secretary of State for the Colonies, and Sir Robert Brooke-Popham, Air Chief Marshal and Governor of Kenya, and others; correspondence between the 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. and the External Affairs Department of the Government of India, and copies of correspondence between the Government of India, External Affairs Department 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

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1 file (54 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate reverse chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 54; 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.

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PZ 6253/1938 'Shipwreck of a party of Muscat Arabs - Qn. of recovery of expenses incurred by Govt. of Italian Somaliland' [‎47r] (94/109), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/260, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100039522290.0x00005f> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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