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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' [‎71r] (141/200)

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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Copy of letter No.C/199, dated the 8th April 1933,
(^*0 S Coyxcsl
from the Chief Saar»4ary, Aden, to the Secretary to the
CoYernment of India, Foreign and Political Department,
New Delhi.
Subject:-Claim of His Highness the Sultan of
Muscat over the ^ara tribe who inhabit
Kharifat.
I have the honour to refer to my letter No.C/322,
dated the llth June 1932, on the subject noted above,
and to forward an extract from a despatch that I have
sent to the Colonial Office on the subject of my recent
visit to Q,ishn and Socotra and to other places in the
eastern part of the Aden Protectorate.
2. It will be seen that the Sultan of ^ishn and
°ocotra raised no objection to the view that the boundaiy
between his Mahri territory and that of His Highness the
Sultan of Muscat is at Has Darbat Ali. I therefore
agree that the boundary may be so defined.
3. A copy of this letter is being sent to the
Hon'ble the Political Eesident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ,
Bushire.

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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:

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' [‎71r] (141/200), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/2962, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100042710134.0x00008e> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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