Coll 20/22 'Muscat: Appointment of a Political Officer as Adviser to Sultan' [32r] (62/77)
The record is made up of 1 file (37 folios). It was created in 13 Jan 1938-27 Sep 1938. 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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P.Z.8203/37
Confidential ,
Sea Mail,
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.
,
Whitehall,
London, S.W.l,
13th January, 1938,
My dear Metcalfe,
Many thanks for your letters of 16 and 26 November,
enclosing accounts of the interview between His Excellency
the Viceroy and His Highness the Sultan of Muscat, and of the
discussion which you had with the Sultan on 17 November,
It is satisfactory that the Sultan agreed to prolong the Treaty
for another year; and though no important decisions
were arrived at on other points, the reception of the Sultan
by His Excellency and the discussions which have taken place
cannot fail to have a beneficial effect on relations with
Muscat.
Sir A
2* We feel here, and have no doubt that the Government
of India agree, that it is peculiarly important at the present
juncture that our relations with the Sultan should be as
harmonious as possible, - the more so since in the previous
discussions in connection with his world tour he showed some
disposition to emphasise his independence in relation to
foreign powers. For these reasons more than ordinary
importance will attach to the Sultan’s visit to London and we
are anxious to do everything possible to make it a success and
to encourage in him an attitude of friendliness and confidence.
3. It is rather disturbing that, as appears from Bushire
Express Letter of 19 October No. 719-S and Bushire Telegram of
17 November No. 1112, the Sultan intends to make a visit, even
though/
. Metcalfe, IC,C.I.E, , G*B« , M,V,0, ,
Foreign Secretary to the Government
of India,
External Affairs Department.
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Correspondence, minutes, and notes relating to the appointment of a British officer as adviser to the Sultan of Muscat. Potential candidates are put forward and discussed. The principal correspondents are officials from the 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 (External Affairs Department), and 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 correspondence concerns other questions of British relations with the Sultan and the need to remain on friendly terms, including the matter of the Arms Traffic Subsidy, a tour of the United Kingdom, and the undesirability of a projected visit to Italy by the Sultan.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 39; 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.
An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 3-38; these numbers are also written in pencil, and is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Coll 20/22 'Muscat: Appointment of a Political Officer as Adviser to Sultan'
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- front, front-i, 2r, 3r:39r, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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