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'Dhufar affairs' [‎151r] (303/428)

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The record is made up of 1 file (211 folios). It was created in 5 May 1879-8 Jun 1886. 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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FGHEIGN DeHI.
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THE LFF G. UNDCH-^ECHE TARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA,
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 GJLF .
DATED SIMLA, THE 7 TK JUNE I
I AM DIRECTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECEIPT OF TOUR
LETTER NO* 82 OF THE 2 £ T H APRIL 1 883 , ON THE SUBJECT OF A LETTER
ADDRESSED TO HlS HIGHNESS THE SULTAN OF MUSCAT BY THE M 0 P L A K
OUTLAW SEYYID FADHL .
I AM TO SAY THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA CONCUR IN YOUR
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OPINION THAT TyE SEYYID'u LETTER CALLS FOR NO ACTION .
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I HAVE AC,
SIGNED W. RIDGEWAY, {LT-COLONEL,
OFFG: UNDER-SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF INDIA,
NO.^.^ OF 1883
COPY FORWARDEl TO MAJOR E. MOCKLER, h. m's. POLITICAL-
AGENT « CONSUL AT MUSCAT, FOR INFORMATION, IN REFERENCE TO
HIS OF ICE NO. ^^DATED APRIL I 00.3 .
BRITISH 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. A CONSULATE GENERAL,
L 1 eut-colonel,-
POLITICAL SILENT, *C.
BUSH I RE
"j JNE I 883 .

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This file contains correspondence relating to the region of Dhofar and the authority of the Sultan of Muscat over it. The letters are primarily exchanges between the British government in Bombay, 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. , as well as copies of less frequent letters from Sultan Turki bin Said, Omar bin Saleh, the Naqeeb of Mukalla, and Sayyid Fadhl, the Amir of Dhofar. The subject of the letters concerns the authority of the Sultan in Dhofar, and specifically, British views on how to secure it.

Most of the Arabic letters are copies transcribed and signed by Darwish Ahmed working on behalf of the British government. Translations of the Arabic letters are all included in folios immediately preceding or after the letters themselves.

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1 file (211 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 213; 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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