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Coll 30/9(2) 'Persian Gulf Annual Administration Reports' [10r] (21/88)
The record is made up of 1 file (41 folios). It was created in 1 Jun 1949-29 Jun 1949. 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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14 alavea applied far and received Manumission Certificates during the
period under review. All the applicants had applied for nanumiasion on the
grounds of ill treatment by their Banters.
11. figimnist Activities.
There is practically nothing to report. A school teacher in Gwadur said
to have Communist sympathies was dismissed.
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<uscat experienced a severe gale on July 7th f which not only a
great deal of damage to sailing craft, cargo and houses but was also the cause
of loss of life.
^ he an :er oi I94& will go down in the annuals as the worst for am many
a year. The hottest month was May when the maximum temperature was III© on the
24th, the coldest month being January when the temperature dropped to 62°.
Highest humidity ms 100 $ in the months of July and August, ftisoat had a little
« over 5* of rain during the year.
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j His Highness returned to Muscat
from Dhoftur on March Sth and remained in the Capital for the rest of the year.
While in Dhofar he discovered deposits of iron ore with a 94 % content
of iron. He sent a sample of the ore for analysis to Sir Cyril Fox who stated
that the ore me of very good quality but that there should be at least one
/
million tons of it before it oould be corrercially exploited.
.the Sultan maintained good health throughout the year. His dealings
vdtH 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.
have at all tinea been most cordial and friendly.
^ Unde 6 f His Highness. Visited Bonfcay in
the second week of December and me still amy at the end of the year. His visit
is believed to have been primarily to discuss State affaire with the ex-Sultan.
frigid Taiiaiir bin The ex-Sultan remained in India throughout
the year. Was to have visited Dhofhr but the visit did not mterialiee. '
He remained Minister of the Interior during'
I94£. He left Muscat for Sohar early in June with the object of opening the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Jiaai to motor transport. He returned to Muscat with great pomp and show,
having* an escort of over 300 oamels. One result of his visit to Sohar ms the
dlsndaa.1 at th. Well of Sohar for •Bb.szlasient •
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This file consists of two annual administration reports for the year 1948, one for the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Muscat (folios 4-15) and the other for the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain incorporating 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 (folios 16-42).
These two reports cover the following topics:
- Ruling Family
- Education
- Agriculture
- Medical
- Oil
- Trade
- Political Situation
- Customs
- Public Works
- Financial
- Communications
- Visitors
- Extent and format
- 1 file (41 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 43; 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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- Title
- Coll 30/9(2) 'Persian Gulf Annual Administration Reports'
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- front, front-i, 1Ar, 1Av, 2r:42v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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