'[Un-numbered File] Muscat Diary 1905-1907' [190r] (379/542)
The record is made up of 1 file (269 folios). It was created in 1905-1907. 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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No 124 of 1907
(ITo)
Political Diary of t>he Mask at, Polit,ical
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
for fhe week
ending 10t»h March 1907.
March 4t,h - H.*M. 3. ,, EecLbreasT. ,, arrived/from t,he
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
2. M. Vram, t/he agent, of Baijeot, Go. ,returned from Baushar,
(vide para. 4 of diary of T,he 27t,h ultimo).
March 5t,h.
nis Highness the Pul tan called privately on the Poli
tical Agent.
2. fhe D'ali Salim the son of the late Tali Sulaiman, left
Maskat for Suharto take cha rge of his new post, (vide para.
2 of diary of the 28th ulti mo).
March 6th.
Two Turkish shaikhs arrived from Basrah oy S.S.'VDumr^
They intend to proceed to Conssantinop]e.
2. Pews arrived at Maskat to the effect that shaikh Saif bin
Muhsin as-Siabi accompanied by shaikhs Sultan bin Salim ar-Ra-
Eahbi and Muhammad Din Salim anNidabi, left for Shareiyah with
the object of interviewing shaikh I'sa oin Salih al-Harithi oy
whom they are invited. It i s also thought the former three
shaikhs intend subsequently to proceed to Jaa*lan to interv
view shaikh Abdullah oin Sa lim of the Bani Bu Ali trioe.
3. Shaikh Rashid bin U'zai yiz called on the Political Agen
March 7th.
H.M. S. "Proserpine’* left for the Persdan Gulf.
^ h.S. A\/ristan" arrived fromAden and proceeded to the Per
sian Gulf after landing 28* cases of arms and ammunition.
His Highness paid a pr ivate visit to 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.
.
It is rumoured that shaikh hashid bin Ahmad of Um-al—Kai-
wain has been murdered by h is brother.
March 9th.
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This file contains several types of documentation with information on the condition of the country, arrivals and departures of ships, movement of British representatives, missionary enterprises, aviation etc. However, the bulk of the file consists of weekly reports containing the main political news of the day filed by 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 to 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 reports are organised as a series of bullet points representing the events of each day of the week. Of note are a series of regular standardised forms titled 'Statement of Arms and Ammunition landed at Muscat'.
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- 1 file (269 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 271; 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 between ff 14-204 and between ff 236-270, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Title
- '[Un-numbered File] Muscat Diary 1905-1907'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:270v, 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