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Coll 20/40 'Muscat: Sultan's request for appointment of a British Officer as Adviser to undertake improvements at Gwadur' [9r] (18/379)
The record is made up of 1 file (185 folios). It was created in 15 May 1945-8 May 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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With the tar*anaf ir of flepartjaantaal rc&pozu»ibillfor the
ir eroiun Gulf stiLteo iTua the Coa .on*veaitu Kulatioaa uffloe to
the Foreign Gffioe as rrom .\priX 1st, UU» aaor tarlat has now
taken over the duties connected with rcorultino Britlah oxpcsrta
MO adviaura for those ut&tec# 1 am therufore writing in reply
*9V3 to your tolegruma noi^ zifi to fiamaon at th* Oo—unMi inlth
Helationa of rice about the post of Advisor to the sultan of
Muscat#
to have, X fe^, ao for drav/n a blank# Colonel liorthfiold
naa been pronounced cdlciilly unfit by his doctor for service in
a climate such os that of muscat# hurphy lias accepted a poet
und sr the Gov ;i*nmant of i akistan* i^unvood of the Sudan, whose
particulars X attach herewith, is not considered suitable by the
Sudan oovenuaent London ufflce# He liae, as you will sec, been
stationed in j^uatoria province for the last 9 years, aid it la
considered that m a result he is probably by now somewhat out
of touch with the Arab mentality and langmigc# He is, nereovs^,
apparently of a sasaewhut ma^terilLi pcrscnslXty, and after several
years as a Governor mi^ht find it difficult to Adapt himself to
the rolo of /.dviser#
The Colonial off !00 have already been approached# They
now inform us that they hare gone tm*r the field very carefully,
including, that of officer^ serving in >ale^tine, but that there
is no Colonial service cfflcer witii thu requisite quailfi ou ti one
who Cun be spared. ,e wil^, howevur, if neoessary press thorn
again on the question of sccondciont#
Meamrhlls, however, we are following up your suggestion
regarding the CudiJn GwVonnuc^it <>crvieu. The Sudan Govern ont
London Office have now cu^g^stad that Mr# G#D« bmaywi, muj is
juat retiring from the Gov rnomhip of i>afar #ravines, would
be highly suitable, and hose agreed to approach him.
X am sending a copy of this let tor to i;r# Troutbock at
the British iddle Aast uffico#
(aigned L.g. hund&s).
Middle East Secretariat#
dir Rupert nay,
political Hosldent in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
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Correspondence relating to the effort to find a suitable officer to fill the role of adviser to the Sultan of Muscat, as requested by the Sultan himself. The papers cover the discussion over the requirements of the role, terms of service, and the long search for a suitable candidate, spanning over three years. Wilfred Thesiger is one of the most discussed candidates and correspondence from him is contained in the file. Other correspondents include officials at the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Muscat, 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. , 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. (later the Commonwealth Relations Office), the Resident Minister at Cairo, the Colonial Office, the Foreign Office, the Government of India (External Affairs Department), the Burma Office, and the British Legation in Amman. Correspondence from Kinahan Cornwallis and Bertram Thomas, who were asked for their views on possible candidates, is also included.
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- 1 file (185 folios)
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The file is arranged in chronological order from the back to the front.
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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 198; 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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- Title
- Coll 20/40 'Muscat: Sultan's request for appointment of a British Officer as Adviser to undertake improvements at Gwadur'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 1ar, 2r:7v, 8v:29v, 30v:34v, 35v:36v, 37v:38v, 41r:67v, 70r:79v, 82r:85v, 88r:133v, 136r:150v, 153r:188v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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