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Coll 6/39 'Kuria Muria Islands: Administration and Status of' [‎119r] (238/296)

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The record is made up of 1 file (146 folios). It was created in 2 Feb 1929-27 May 1947. It was written in English and Swedish. 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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Bombay* Politicni Depart* ari t* to the Foreif^n Deoretery to
the Government of Indie* FOrei n I > oIitioal Department#
Z em directed by the Governor in CounoiX to refer to
the oorreapondenoe ending with the endorsement from the
Government of India in the Foreign end Political Deportment
lo# F.129-K* dated the 11th U»y 1989* regarding ti^e
©dmirdetr^tion of the id*ria iuria Islands by the fteaident
at Aden* and to forward for the orders of the Govern ont of
Indie a copy of letter from the Residet and Cq: zander*ifc-
Chief* Aden* * o.C/234, doted the 24th *pril 1931, and7the
aocompanylng letter from Messers Hunter and Co asp any of Harbin
dated the 14th Jfdnuary 1931, in m i oh they apply for a
concession to explore the deposits of Guano or Phosphate
found on these islands#
the Governor in Counoil agrees with the views of the
Resident and Cor^endexvln^Chief* den* regarding the
desirability of transferring the Kuria ^uria Islands to
the control of the Politioel Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. #
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This file concerns the status and administration of the Kuria Muria Islands [Jazā’ir Khurīyā Murīyā, Oman]. It features the following principal correspondents: 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. ; 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. , Aden; the Governor of Aden; the Secretary of State for India; the Viceroy of India; the British Consul General, Harbin; officials of the Colonial Office, 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. , the Government of India's Foreign and Political Department, and the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. 's Political Department.

The correspondence includes discussion of the following:

In addition to correspondence the file includes the following:

The Swedish material in the file consists of contact details provided in a letter addressed to the Colonial Office from a correspondent named as Alex Ewin [Axel Elvin, editor of Bonniers Konversations Lexikon, a series of Swedish encyclopaedias].

The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence (folio 2).

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1 file (146 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 147; 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 also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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