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'File 8/27 SULTAN'S TOURS to INDIA, U.K., FAR EAST, U.S.A. June to Dec 1937.' [‎9r] (22/460)

The record is made up of 1 volume (226 folios). It was created in 27 Jun 1937-15 Nov 1937. 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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Telegram
From
Britconsul, Bushire.
To
Addressed to Secretary of State for India
London - Repeated to Government of India
and Political, Muscat at Karachi.
No.650
Dated and received 1st July 1937.
Your telegram 1346 of June 26th.
Sultan has given me no previous intimation either
of (a) his Europe tour or of (b) his letter to President of
U.S.A.
I suggest that I be authorized on behalf of His
2
Majesty T s Government to address a letter to the Sultan in the
following sense:-
heard
That His Majesty 1 s Government
3
of both (a) and (b) above concerning which Sultan gave me no
information. With regard to (a) that His Majesty’s Govern-
notice as
ment would be glad of
as
possible of His Highness’s intended travels outside his State
in case he should wish them to arrange any facilities required.
V/ith regard to (b) that when it is to the advantage of his
State His Highness avails himself of His Majesty’s Government
for communication with foreign Powers on his behalf, which
His Majesty’s Government are of course very pleased to do,
e.g.raising of assuage (?) tariff. In return for this His
Majesty’s Government would be grateful if His Highness would
through me
inform them/pf any communications which he proposes to make
these Powers, having previ-
to foreign Powers.
ously received communication from His Majesty's Government on
His Highness's behalf, naturally refer (as in the present
instance) to His Majesty's Government, who are placed in a
somewhat/

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This volume concerns the Sultan of Muscat and Oman's [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] travels abroad. It includes discussion of proposed visits in 1937/1938 to India, Singapore, Japan, the United States, London, France, and Italy. Most of the correspondence discusses arrangements for the Sultan's confirmed tour of India in November 1937, which includes a state visit to New Delhi to meet the Viceroy (Victor Alexander John Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow). Also covered are the following: the British Government's disappointment at not being informed by the Sultan regarding his plans for a European tour and a possible visit to the United States; plans for the Sultan to visit his father [Taymūr bin Fayṣal bin Turkī Āl Bū Sa‘īd] in Japan; discussion as to whether the Sultan should be afforded the status of state guest during his visit to London.

The volume 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 Secretary of State for India; the Viceroy of India; the Sultan of Muscat and Oman; officials of the Government of India's External Affairs Department, the Foreign 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 Colonial Office.

The Arabic language material 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 the Sultan and his representatives.

Extent and format
1 volume (226 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.

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 228; 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
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'File 8/27 SULTAN'S TOURS to INDIA, U.K., FAR EAST, U.S.A. June to Dec 1937.' [‎9r] (22/460), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/6/213, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100058873357.0x000017> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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