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Ext 4733/41 'Assistance to the cousin of the Sultan of Muscat.' [‎6r] (12/229)

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The record is made up of 1 file (107 folios). It was created in 12 Aug 1941-1 Jun 1948. 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 file comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to the provision of assistance to the cousin of the Sultan of Muscat.

The discussion in the volume relates to the decisions, logistics and practical arrangements concerned with financial and logistical assistance to enable Saiyid Dhiyab bin Fahad, the cousin of the Sultan of Muscat Sa'id bin Taimur, to pay off his debts and exit from Paris during wartime conditions in 1941. Correspondence (folio 63) discusses that Saiyid Dhiyab bin Fahad was interned by the Germans at St Denis from 17 October to 11 December 1940. Approval was required under the provisions of the Trading with the Enemy Act, 1939.

Further discussion surrounds the arrangement with Thomas Cook to transfer funds and arrange other practicalities via their agents in Lisbon and Lyon to enable the journey of Sayid Dhiyab with his children from Paris to Egypt. Correspondence also discusses the reluctance of the Sultan of Muscat to provide the required sum in gold and the ensuing cancellation of plans to removal Saiyid Dhiyab from Paris.

Further discussion concerns matters following Saiyid Dhiyab's death and the claim of his landlady for recompense as she had supported Saiyid Dhiyab during his enforced stay in Paris, and arrangements for the care of his children.

The file features the following principal correspondents: the Trading with the Enemy Board; Remittances to Enemy Territory Committee; 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. (William Rupert Hay); 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. , Muscat; the Secretary of State for India; the Foreign Office, London; HM Embassy, Paris.

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1 file (107 folios)
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The papers are arranged in rough 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 front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 109; 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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Ext 4733/41 'Assistance to the cousin of the Sultan of Muscat.' [‎6r] (12/229), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/547, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100047619172.0x00000d> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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