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'File 14/1 Oil: concessions in Muscat' [‎4v] (13/444)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (216 folios). It was created in 20 May 1933-4 May 1938. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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Content

The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to oil concessions in Muscat territory.

The discussion in the volume relates to the following issues:

  • Correspondence with officials of Petroleum Concessions
  • Discussions with Major Frank Holmes about visiting Sultan Sa'id bin Taimur
  • Awarding of a separate concession for Dhofar.

Included in the volume is a copy of the draft agreement between Petroleum Concessions and Sultan Sa'id bin Taimur (ff 65-77). Also included (folio 15) is a hand-written letter in Arabic by Sultan Sa'id bin Taimur to 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 concerning a new oil survey.

The principal correspondents in the volume include 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 Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr].

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1 volume (216 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 212; 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 2-212; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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