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Coll 20/10 'Muscat: S. W. Boundary of (Muscat-Aden): Spheres of Responsibility of the Air Authorities in Iraq and Aden' [56r] (111/200)
The record is made up of 1 file (98 folios). It was created in 26 Mar 1930-27 Jul 1947. 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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He stated, that the following tribes were met with from
Has Darbat ’Ali along the eastern boundary in the
order in which they are written here. 1. i in ’Ali
MUQaddam, 2. Bin Afrid, 3. Bin Tawar, 4. Bin Naji,
5. Bin As Suheil and then the Manahll. No Mahras
are settled in Onan territory but a number who are in
employment there are residing there. Without good
maps it is nearly impossible to decide the value of
any information obtained and whether the questions are
being correctly understood, 1 feel that advantage
should be taken of the brief visits that these persons
make to Aden to cross-examine them on the eastern
frontier, I think thrt they are more likely to
answer the question truthfully in private then when in
the presence of their suspicious tribesmen. Sultan
Khalifa confirmed the Sultan’s statement with regard
to Seihut, and the Impression that I had received at
Socotra that interference with Seihut would not be
acceptable was confirmed here.
6. We arrived at Mukalla on the 9th of April
and two days were spent there. The Indian adminis
tration of this Arab town is naturally not appreciated
by the inhabitants, I discussed the question of
certificates of Identity and Italian visas with the
Sultan’s representative, and all that I achieved was
a request from him that the matter be put in writing.
I could see no signs of any attempt being made to
improve the town and, as far as I could see, there is
no system of sanitation^
7. Balihaf was reached on the 11th of April
and Sultan fcuharamad bin Ahmed and Sultan Ahmed Hadi
immediately came on board and their call was returned
an
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The file contains correspondence, minutes, and notes concerning the south-western boundary of the Sultan of Muscat's sovereignty. The question of the exact demarcation of the boundary was raised because of a need to set the administrative boundary 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. in 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. in Aden and, later, the division of areas of responsibility between the air authorities in Iraq and Aden. In 1947 the question is raised again during a period of exploration for oil.
The file contains the following papers:
- Notes on his explorations of the Rub' Al Khali and the territory of the Mahra tribe by Bertram Sidney Thomas, dated 4 March 1930 and 10 January 1947 respectively (folios 97 and 27)
- Notes on the transliteration and meaning of place names by Claude Edward Urquhart Bremner, 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. in Muscat (folio 62)
- An Account of his journey to Qishn and Socotra by Captain Tom Hickinbotham, Civil Secretary in Aden, 26 April 1935 (folios 53-57)
- A sketch map of Dhofar by Bertram Thomas (folio 10).
The principal correspondents are the Air Ministry, 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. , Government of India (Foreign Department), 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 Aden, Admiralty, 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 Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Muscat.
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- 1 file (98 folios)
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The file is arranged in chronological order from the back to the front.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at inside back cover with 100; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is present between ff 2-99 and is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Coll 20/10 'Muscat: S. W. Boundary of (Muscat-Aden): Spheres of Responsibility of the Air Authorities in Iraq and Aden'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:26v, 28r:90v, 92r:94v, 98r:99v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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