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'File 8/43 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: POLITICS & RELATIONS OF MUSCAT WITH OTHER ARAB CHIEFS – BORDERS: WADI AL QAUR, KALBA & RAS AL KHAIMAH' [2r] (3/24)
The record is made up of 1 file (10 folios). It was created in 16 Jan 1917-9 Oct 1933. 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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. ; roia Major L.Hav;orth
Consul and Political A^ent
Muscat
To The deputy political Hoeident
Bushire
Muscat 16th January 1917
.3ir.
M* Srsra^ 3* '*
ith regard to tia^ mq c m.i'>& hm i< i-i —t>o-py—^ a tele^raai^fron the
0,u* Masrah ■- i.f, t'rofii triir office
1 would be glad to knov/ the e xtent which it is dcrired we should
enter into the relations of the oultan v.’^ ih the trucial and
Arab and otht^r Chiefs.
H.H the Sultan who has just left Muscat in his yacht informed
;i\e that he was going for a fortnight to /Chassub the furthest poirv
in his dominions within the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
The Captain of the JTur el Bahr has however been asking the ITavy
as to Mne Abu Tha'oi . It was accordingly evident
th i.t It. t was going to that place a fact which was confirmed by th<
retinae and money he wa.f-« taking w’i th him.
Ae I was uncertain what our line of policy was with regard to h:
his visits to ot her Chiefs and x i could see no reason why he shoul
conceal his visit from me I sent the Dragoman to ask him if he was
going to Abu f ~habi. as I > ould like to let the Pesident know.
He replied that he had had zhe idea earlier but had given it up anc
was now not evev proc edin r ; to thaesao on account of the weather.
It would then appear that he had given up the trip to Abu Thabi
because I had. asked him concerning it. As he had not informed me of
his intention I presume that he had some reason for not wanting me
to know.
I have the honor to be
fUr
v our most obedient servant
Major
m« Consul and 7‘olitic 1
Agent
Muscat
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This file concerns British policy regarding the Sultan of Muscat and Oman's relations with the chiefs of the Trucial coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. and other Arab chiefs. The file mostly consists of correspondence between 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 at Muscat and the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in Bushire, which follows 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. 's recent discovery that the Sultan [Taymūr bin Fayṣal bin Turkī Āl Bū Sa‘īd] had been planning a visit to Abu Thabi [Abu Dhabi] without his knowledge.
All of the material is dated 1917, except for the final item in the file: a memorandum dated 30 September 1933, from the Officiating 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. (Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Gordon Loch), enclosing a copy of his recent speech to the Trucial Chiefs at Dibai [Dubai] on 23 September 1933.
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- 1 file (10 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 12, 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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- front, front-i, 2r:11v, back-i, back
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