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Coll 20/37 'Muscat: French connections under Muscat' [8r] (16/55)
The record is made up of 1 file (25 folios). It was created in 22 Jul 1932-21 Mar 1945. 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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The iSjnericans took over unofficial charge of French
interests in Muscat irl January, 1942 (Ext. 164^/42 fls-SJ 60 - 0(11
Collection attached). Je do not appear to have made
any comment^ at the time, nor, strangely enough ( has there been
any suggestion that a U.S* Consul should visit Muscat to discharge
his unofficial duties.
jith regard to the "property in Muscat formally used as
French Consular premises" mentioned on page 4 of Ext. 5355/44-?
Miss Jones and I have searched diligently but have been unable
to find any recent information about this. The best v^e can do
is a minute by Sir Gilbert Laithwaite at PZ 4176/32 (flagged
on Collection 20/11 attached) on a letter from the Political
Resident stating that the French Consul at Bushire considered
that Muscat was within his jurisdiction.
Our only other information seems to be at P 9109/20
(flagged on bound volume attached) where it is stated that the
French Consul at Bombay was due at Muscat "to wind up affairs
of French Consulate and coal depot". Unfortunately the later
papers deal only with the coal depot.
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Correspondence relating to French relations with Muscat. Included in the file:
- correspondence between Lieutenant-Colonel Hugh Vincent Biscoe, 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. , and the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India concerning French requests to communicate with the Sultan of Muscat about the visit of one of their cruisers Jeanne d'Arc (folios 23-25)
- 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. Memorandum B. 438, P. Z. 6811/34, marked confidential, 'Question whether a Naval Station could be established for use by His Majesty's Ships at Khor Quwai or elsewhere in Muscat Territory compatibly with the existing International Engagements of His Majesty's Government' by John Gilbert Laithwaite, 2 November 1934, including sections on the French historical presence in and relations with Muscat (folios 17-22)
- correspondence between 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. , the Government of India (External Affairs Department), the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Muscat, and American Consulate in Bombay concerning the care of French consular interests in Muscat, including transfer of the consulate archive to 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. and the question of ownership of the former French Consulate building in Muscat (folios 3-16).
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- 1 file (25 folios)
- Arrangement
The file is arranged in chronological order from the back to the front.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 27; 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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- IOR/L/PS/12/2997
- Title
- Coll 20/37 'Muscat: French connections under Muscat'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 1ar, 2r:6v, 8r:10v, 13r:15v, 17r:26v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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