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'File 8/67 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: MUSCAT – OMAN TREATY.' [‎8r] (15/20)

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The record is made up of 1 file (8 folios). It was created in 23 Dec 1942-16 Feb 1943. 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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This file concerns a letter received by 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 from Shaikh Isa bin Salih al Harthi [Shaikh ‘Īsá bin Ṣāliḥ al-Ḥārthī], in which the Shaikh mentions that the Muscat Government, in the absence of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd], has been contravening certain terms of the 1920 treaty [a treaty between the Sultan and the Omani tribes]. In addition to the Shaikh's letter (written in Arabic, with an added English translation), the file contains 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 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. , which discusses how 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. should respond. The file concludes with 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 response to the Shaikh.

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1 file (8 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 10; 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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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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'File 8/67 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: MUSCAT – OMAN TREATY.' [‎8r] (15/20), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/6/265, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100057741718.0x000010> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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