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'File 17/5 Staff Accommodation' [‎7v] (19/630)

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The record is made up of 1 file (311 folios). It was created in 5 Jun 1934-5 Sep 1940. It was written in English, Arabic and Farsi. 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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This file contains correspondence regarding the construction, furnishing and subsequent maintenance and repairs of a 'political bungalow' for the use of British officials to stay in while visiting Gwadur [Gwadar]. A plan of the bungalow produced prior to construction is contained on folio 41.

In addition to internal correspondence between British officials in Muscat, Gwadur and India, the file also contains correspondence exchanged between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Muscat and a number of different contractors and furniture companies based in Karachi. Inside an envelope (on folio 85), the file contains a cloth sample sent to the agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. by one of these companies.

The file also contains a limited amount of correspondence between the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Said bin Taymur, and the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Muscat regarding his permission for the bungalow to be constructed. This correspondence is in Arabic with English translation.

The Farsi language material in the file appears on the letterhead of a message sent from the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company to the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Muscat giving thanks for allowing members of its staff to stay in the bungalow while in Gwadur.

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1 file (311 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 inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 313; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 8-289; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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English, Arabic and Farsi in Latin and Arabic script
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'File 17/5 Staff Accommodation' [‎7v] (19/630), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/6/458, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100076916344.0x000014> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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