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'File [XI A/14] Political - Muscat Diaries' [8r] (15/170)
The record is made up of 1 file (83 folios). It was created in 1 Jan 1934-31 Dec 1935. 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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COMFIDiilNTIAli«
NOo 4 of 1934#
Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
<$c s Consulate,Muscat.
Nwws for the period from 1st to 16th March 1934.
BH1TI3B INTi£R^3T3.
18. Mr. V.A.L.Mallet, Counsellor of the Legation at
Tehran arrived in H.M.S. i, 3horeham H as a guest of the Senior
Naval Officer,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Division, on the 2nd March and
left the same night.
19. Group Captain Saul arrived by flying boat from India
on 10th March and left for Bahrain on the 12th March.
20. The Cable Ship w Lady Denison Pender” arrived on the
10th March raci: to extend the present cable to enable the
removal of the Imperial and International Communications
Company to their new offices. She sailed the same day.
MQVhMLNTS OF K.M.SHIPS.
21. Captain J.V.Creagh, D.S.O., Commanding H.M.S.’’Shore-
ham” arrived on the 10th March and after exchanging usual
calls left on the same night.
AVIATION.
22. Two flying boats visited Muscat during the period
under reporto
LOCAL INTLRLSTS.
23. Reference paragraph 14 of diary No.3 of 1934.
The balance of His Highness the Sultan's 46 followers
which were still due from Dhofar arrived on the 2nd March.
FOREIGN INTKtkiSTS.
24. Monsieur Y.Okada, a Japanese merchant arrived from
Bombay on the 14th March. He is busy in gathering all possi
ble trade information concerning piece goods and is due to
proceed on the same mission to all
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
ports of note
METEOROLOGICAL.
26. The maximum and minimum temperatures registered at
Bait al-Falaj during the period under report are*-
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This file contains the daily political diaries of 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. in Muscat. It includes information categorised under the condition of the country, arrivals and departures of naval and commercial ships, movement of British representatives, missionary enterprises, military and civilian aviation and other subheadings. Unlike previous files in the same series, this file's diary entries include some new subheadings such as 'Local Interests' and 'British Interests'.
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- 1 file (83 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 85; 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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- IOR/R/15/6/356
- Title
- 'File [XI A/14] Political - Muscat Diaries'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:84v, 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