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'15/3 Vol I XV - B/1 VISITORS SUSPECTS & UNDESIRABLES SULEMAN AL BARUNI AL NAFUSI & HIS RELATIVES Jan 1923 - June 1940.' [‎172r] (354/420)

The record is made up of 1 file (206 folios). It was created in 25 Jan 1923-8 Jun 1940. 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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3d, liior i’-stiq
is bec&uee we hav*a no history or knowledge particular
ly of that side where you are living* If you have
anything printed about that side kirki-iy uoni it to as*
If there is not anything pi*inted, please A.:ive us some
details so that if we speak about that side, its
Sultan, tribes, towns and administration etc., we aay
awuue of theia beforehand. If you have a printed
book oi- publications about that side, please let us
auiow and send tne.n to us. if I had enough time I would
have gone to Egypt to know the condition of our
brothers there anci obtain all other informations and
from there receive the reports from you and keep some
footsteps. But what is to be uoneV The eye can see
but the hand is short t - lie ci-otne^'s rr -*
well and they send their compliments to you. we all
hope that our enemies the Italian# will tom* out of
tueir false retirement and sham neutrality uiu ihere
will i'ing the hour of deliverance.
My compliments to £.11 the family and children
and please accept my profound sincerely and respect,
v. jir/a «fikeo to remind rexnim! you of Istadn
ADybukar adura, professor oi niatory, ^h * ^ ax r -c
ing a photo -raph with your signature on it. it has
not arrived but he is daily enquiring about it

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The file comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to Suleiman al Baruni and his relatives.

The discussion in the file concerns:

  • Baruni's travel to Iraq and Muscat
  • his membership of the Ibadhi sect and the esteem he was held in by both the Sultan of Muscat and Oman and the Imam of Oman
  • his appointment as Minister in the government of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman
  • arrangements for travel of members of his family

The principal correspondents in the volume are: 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 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. ; HM High Commissioner for Iraq; and officials of the Government of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman.

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1 file (206 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate 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 202; 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. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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'15/3 Vol I XV - B/1 VISITORS SUSPECTS & UNDESIRABLES SULEMAN AL BARUNI AL NAFUSI & HIS RELATIVES Jan 1923 - June 1940.' [‎172r] (354/420), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/6/449, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100055749000.0x00009b> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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