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'File [XI A/1] Muscat Administration Reports and related correspondence' [126r] (256/390)
The record is made up of 1 file (191 folios). It was created in 3 Mar 1933-6 Jan 1942. 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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have be ^ ^ff^chaDg^s^ln the govemorahips. The moat
important^of Ismail bin Khalil Hassasi, a Palestinian, as
Governor of Matrah in the place of Saiyid Hamad bin Faisal. The
new governor has been 10 years in Muscat* H e was reported to
De /ery anti-British but closer contact with the man has shown
that this reputation was not deserved. Saiyid Hamad bin Faisal
has not been given a further appointment. He is living in
retirement on a tenth of his allowance the remaining nine tenths
being used by the State to pay his considerable debts. The
members of the ruling family have given little or no trouble and
it is doubtful if any of the Sultan^ close relatives, since
Saiyid Nadir bin Faisal^ brain became affected, have any
influenoB, even in local affairs. They certainly have none in
Oman.
4 * OIL CONCESSIONS .
(a). Muscat Oil .
The Geologists of Petroleum Concessions Limited conti
nued their work until the second week in February when, after
Pacing
a short visit to Dhofar, having completed their
winter programme ttoey left Muscat.
Mr. B.H. Lermitte, a representative of Petroleum
Concessions Limited,who had been negotiating with the Sheikh of
Abu Dhabi for entrance into the Ibri/Dhank/Hafit area arrived in
Muscat in June. His negotiations with the Sheikh of Abu Dhabi
had not proved as satisfactory as both he and his Company had
hoped. Somewhat late in the day Petroleum Concessions Limited
decided to approach the Sultan of Muscat for entry to the area
which undoubtedly belonged to him and not to the Sheikh of Abu
Dhabi. Mr. Lermitte was well received and the Sultan was pre
pared to allow the survey party to enter the Batinah, Dahirah,
Baraimi and Mahadhah areas provided that motor cars were not
used and that the party made their entrance into the area in
/ question
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This file consists of correspondence concerning the Muscat Administration Annual Reports for the years 1932-33 to 1941-42 and contains copies of all the reports, from 1933-34.
The file features the following principal correspondents: 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. and Consul, 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. ; the Medical Officer, Muscat.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (191 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 193; 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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- IOR/R/15/6/338
- Title
- 'File [XI A/1] Muscat Administration Reports and related correspondence'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:192v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence