'File 8/90 II ECONOMIC, Agricultural & INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN MUSCAT TERRITORY' [28v] (56/122)
The record is made up of 1 file (59 folios). It was created in 20 Mar 1948-31 Dec 1950. 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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This file relates to the agricultural and industrial development of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman. The first half of the file concerns a report on the land resources of the province of Dhofar (also spelled as Dhufar), produced by Brian Joseph Hartley, Director of Agriculture, Aden. A copy of the report, dated 20 March 1948 and entitled 'A Preliminary Survey of the Land Resources of the Dhufar Province, Sultanate of Muscat and Oman', is included in the file, along with a series of photographs depicting water supplies, examples of irrigation farming, palm and olive groves, and cattle (ff 37-60).
The second half of the file primarily concerns a visit to Dhofar by consulting geologist Sir Cyril Sankey Fox, to examine lead ore deposits, after being granted a mineral prospecting licence by the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd].
The file's principal correspondents are the following: 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 Foreign Office; the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd]; Sir Cyril Sankey Fox.
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- 1 file (59 folios)
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The papers are arranged in chronological order from the rear to the front 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 61; 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/15/6/282
- Title
- 'File 8/90 II ECONOMIC, Agricultural & INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN MUSCAT TERRITORY'
- Pages
- 24r:24v, 27r:28v
- Author
- Āl Bū Sa‘īd, Sa‘īd bin Taymūr
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