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'FILE NO: 14/17 NAME: MUSCAT GOVERNMENT AGENTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND INDIA' [‎33r] (65/102)

The record is made up of 1 file (49 folios). It was created in 19 Apr 1947-6 Nov 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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The file comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to the appointment of agents for the government of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman in the United Kingdom and India.

The discussion in the file relates to the procurement of terms from different companies and consideration by the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] of issues relating to their appointment. The principal correspondents include: 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. (William Rupert Hay); 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 (Andrew Crawford Stewart); Charles Kendall & Partners Ltd; the Sultan of Muscat and Oman; officials of the Middle East Secretariat, Foreign Office, London.

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1 file (49 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

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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 51; 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 A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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'FILE NO: 14/17 NAME: MUSCAT GOVERNMENT AGENTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND INDIA' [‎33r] (65/102), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/6/447, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100055832181.0x000042> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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