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'File No. 14/5 MINERAL DEPOSITS IN DHOFAR' [30r] (59/115)
The record is made up of 1 file (55 folios). It was created in 18 Jun 1911-30 Mar 1933. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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1, OAK HILL PARK,
PROffiNAI, K.W.3,
26th April 1932.
To
H.M Secretary of State
for the Colonies.
In view of the discoveries by Mr. H. St.John Philby and
Mi*. Bertram Thomas the value of Dhofar and Ubar in Southern
Arabia become not only of historical importance but with
the possibility that the gold mAnes of Ophir were in the
Quara mountains.
On enquiry at 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.
regarding a map of the
district I was informed that one was in course of preparation.
May I point out that if this map includes Dnufar ano Uoar as
under British Protection it will be a definite proof against
any claims that may arise in the future.
I have made enquiries at the High Commissioner for
India’s office. 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.
and the Crown Agents for
the Colonies.
There does not appear to be any record in either of
these departments as to the boundary of the British sphere
of influence extending from Aden eastwards. The "Times"
map however gives a rough indication of the boundary.
The Kuria Muria Islands (Whitaker’s Almanack) is in
British Possession and lies a few miles from the South of
the Arabian Coast, the particular district which is the
object of this letter.
A question I wish to ask is in the event of agreements
being made with the local Shaixhs at Bnular and Ubar will
it be necessary for these to be fonfirmed by either 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.
or the Crown Agents for the Colonies.
Yours, etc.
(Sd.) F.B.Lacy
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The file comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to prospecting for coal and other minerals in Dhofar. Issues discussed include terms of a concession, technical mining issues and assessments of commercial viability of mining the coal seams and ore.
The file contains correspondence with representatives of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company on desired terms for a concession and a draft agreement (ff 6-8) relating to coal. Also discussed in the file are the unsuitable conditions for prospecting, such as the hostile reaction of tribesmen in the Qara mountains.
Included in the file is a handwritten letter (folio 35) in Arabic (with English translation on folio 36) from the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr] to 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, concerning a possible concession for mining coal. Correspondence (folio 30) from a representative of the Government of Muscat and Oman also discusses the significance of the discoveries by Harry St John Bridger Philby and Bertram Sidney Thomas in Dhofar and their possible connection to the 'gold mines of Ophir'.
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. , Muscat (Trenchard Craven William Fowle); the British Consul, Basrah (Francis Edward Crow); 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. (Percy Zachariah Cox); the Secretary of State for the Colonies; and the Financial Adviser to the Sultan of Muscat (Reginald George Evelin William Alban).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (55 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 57; 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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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/6/438
- Title
- 'File No. 14/5 MINERAL DEPOSITS IN DHOFAR'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:5v, 12r:34v, 37r:41v, 44r:47v, 49r:51v, 55r:57r, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence