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'File [XI A/1] Muscat Administration Reports and related correspondence' [184r] (372/390)
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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though it was learnt that it had been shipped on the 20th October.
At the moment of writing, there is some reason to think that they
may have been commandeered for military purposes on their arrival
in India, though this is unconfirmed.
(ii) . Two sets have, however, been locally purchased from the
Officer-in-Charge, Cable & Wireless Limited, and have been installed,
one at Bait-al-Falaj and one at Dhofar. The State thus has now
daily W/T communication with the Sultan.
(iii) • Four cable interruptions took place during the year,
iiiree were due to faults in the cable and one due to the diversion
of the Muscat - Bushire cable to Muscat - Bahrain.
(iv) . The new shortwave set installed at Muscat under the
Colonial Wireless Scheme, has been tested with Royal Air Force
W/T station at Shaibah, Cable & Wireless W/T stations at Kuwait
and Bahrain, British Overseas Airways Corporations’s W/T stations
at Sharjah and Jiwani, Government Telegraph Department's W/T
station at Karachi and Kastern Telegraph Company's W/T station
at Aden, and satisfactory results obtained at various times of day
and night.
6. POLICE »
(i) . On the 1st January, 1941, the strength of the Police
Force was increased to one
Havildar
Custodian; police sergeant; jail or prison guard.
, one Naik, three Lance Naiks
and thirty Constables. This slight increase was necessary on
account of the increased traffic control and night patrol duties,
which are fairly heavy.
(ii) . In spite of receiving many replies to an advertisement,
and obtaining the assistance of the Inspector-General of Police,
Sind, no suitable substitute could be found for Mr. Azizullah, the
retired Superintendent. The few possible applicants all later
backed out for some reason or other; and finally Mr. Mohammed
Jawad Darwesh, who was originally employed as a police clerk and
who had been acting as Inspector, was confirmed in his appointment.
His Highness the Sultan has decided to let this arrangement
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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.
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- 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