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'File [XI A/14] British Consulate Muscat' [37r] (73/426)
The record is made up of 1 file (211 folios). It was created in 1 Jan 1936-31 Dec 1939. 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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15 of 1936.
Intelligence Summary for the period from
1st to 15th August 1336.
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1. H.M.3. M i>eptiord w arrived on the 8th August and left
on the same day for Bai'ah and returned on the 10th. Sho left
Muscat on the 12th August.
2. H.M.3. ,, Shoreham M with the Senior haval Officer,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, on board called at Muscat to pick up mails ffoE
74^ up slow mail on tne 13th August and left the same day.
ShirPlhG.
3. lo foreign vessels entered Muscat during the period
under review.
ROYAL AlH PQKQd •
4. No visits.
BRITISH IRTLRLSTS.
5. Major R.P.Watts, I.A.,
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.
<k K.B.M’s
Consul, Muscat, accompanied by a representative of Muscat
State left on the 8th Augaist on H.M.S. "Deptford” for Bai f ah
and returned on the 10th August.
LOCAL IiTTBRESTS.
6. In an agreement which was concluded between the
muscat Government and the Omanis in 1924, it was agreed that
the Muscat State should charge a 5 per cent duty on dry datei
brought by the Omanis into the Muscat ports for export but
the Muscat Government for some time past have been charging
l4 dollars per came}, load 'which according to the present
market value of the dates comes to about 12 per cent ad
valorem. This tax of 12 per cent is collected on the Omani
dry dates brought into sur which is the nearest port to Oman
whereas the tax levied on dry dates which are brought into
muscat and other ports of Muscat State is actually 5 per
i
cent ad valorem. The Omanis have repeatedly represented
their case to the Sultan and asked him to rectify the matter
but
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This file contains papers with the diary entries 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 spaced at two weeks apart. They contain information on shipping, local affairs, British interests, and other powers' interests in Muscat and Oman; travels of the Sultan and his meetings with dignitaries, visitors and important political and tribal leaders from within Oman and especially from what is now the United Arab Emirates.
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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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- IOR/R/15/6/357
- Title
- 'File [XI A/14] British Consulate Muscat'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:212v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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