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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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SECRET.
No* 3 of 1937.
Muscat Intelligence Suimnary for the period from 1st
to 28th February 1937.
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XsUTE.
tnwing to the absence of the Political
Agent and H.B.M's Consul from Headquarters no intelligence
Summary was issued for the period l-15th February and the
present summary covers the entire month of February.
ROYAL NAVY.
1. no visits.
SHIFTING.
2. (Dutch; S.S.*Salawati" of the Silver Java
Pacific .Line arrived at Muscat on the 18th February and
after discharging 390 tons of sugar left for the Persian
Gulf on the same day.
3. S.S. M Alavi rt of the Moghul Steamship Company
of Bombay arrived from Dhofar on the 15th and left for
Karachi on the same evening.
ROYAL AIR FORCE.
4. No visits.
5. Sergeant James in charge of the Royal Air
Force Rest House at Muscat on relief by Corporal Vought
left for Basrah on the llth February by S.S. , *Barpeta rt .
BRITISH IHIERKoTS.
6. Sir John Bell of Messrs Gray Dawes &
Company, Juondon, landed from S.S. M Baroda H on the 12th
February and after inspecting the office of Messrs The
Mesopotamia Persia Corporation Ltd continued his voyage to
Karachi by the same ship.
7. Reference paragraph 9 of last Summary.
Mr

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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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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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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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