Muscat Affairs

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This part of the volume consists of copies of enclosures to a despatch from 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. Secret Department to the Secret Committee Pre-1784, the Committee responsible for protecting East India Company shipping. Post-1784, its main role was to transmit communications between the Board of Control and the Company's Indian governments on matters requiring secrecy. , Number 45 of 1850, dated 31 August 1850. The enclosures are numbered 3-9 and are dated 12-22 August 1850. A note in red ink, dated 1 November 1906, states that the enclosures detailed in this abstract are missing.

The correspondence discusses an infraction of an 1839 Treaty between the Imam of Muscat and the Chief of Sohar [Suhar] mediated by the Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

Correspondents include the Native Agent Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government. , Muscat.

Extent and format

1 item (17 folios)

It is part of

'ENCLOSURES TO SECRET LETTERS FROM BOMBAY' Vol 103

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Ref: IOR/L/PS/5/465

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival item

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/L/PS/5/465, ff 45-61

Former external reference(s)

No. 45 of 1850

History of this record

Date(s)

31 Aug 1850 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Tribal relationsTreaties

Places

MuscatSohar

People & organisations

Native Agent, Muscat

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Muscat Affairs, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/5/465, ff 45-61, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100144478832.0x000003> [accessed 4 July 2026]

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