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'Dhufar affairs' [&lrm;207r] (415/428)

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Ref: IOR/R/15/6/12

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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LETTER FROM 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. * ADEN,
TO iHE CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF BOMBAY From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. ,
NO. 242-1479 OF THE I bTH JULY Ibb?:-
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I HAVE THE HONOUR TO REPORT THAT MAHOMED , SON
OF SAYYID FADHL THE MOPLAH, HAS LEFT HODAIDA. IT IS
stated that HE INTENDS TO PERFORM THE HAJ, AND PROCEED
iHENCE TO CONSTANTINOPLE. HIS PERSISTENT OBJECT IS TO
R^ACH TiHOFAR AND, FAILING OTHER MEANS, HE WILL ENDEAVOUR
TO -DO SO OVERLAND FROM MECCA. THE LATTER PROJECT IS AL
MOST IMPRACTICABLE OWING TO THE DESERT, BEST DES THE
CHANCr-S 1 N T ERFERENCE FROM THE ± RIFES AND THE TURKISH
.AUTHOR! T*I ES.
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A COPY OF THIS DESPATCH HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO
THE POLITICAL RESID'NT IN THE PERSIAN GULF The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. AND THE
SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA. I HAVE ETCI^SD^F. M. HUNTER
LIEUT-COLONEL, ACTING 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. .
TRUE COPY
($d>) ED! CRANFI ELD,
SUPERI NT END ENT.
TRUE COPY
ASSISTANT TO POL! RESIDENT,
PERSIAN GULF The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

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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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Reference: IOR/R/15/6/12
Title: 'Dhufar affairs'
Pages: front, front-i, 2r:23v, 25r:28v, 30r:31v, 33r:34v, 36r:46v, 48r:50v, 52r:53v, 56r:66v, 68r:68v, 70r:97v, 99r:116v, 118r:127v, 129r:129v, 131r:133v, 135r:137v, 139r:139v, 141r:149v, 151r:152v, 154r:154v, 156r:209v, 211r:213v, back-i, back
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms: Open Government Licence