Publication Date
9 Aug 1941-3 Jan 1945 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
204
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/6/228
Record ID
vdc_100000000881.0x000003
Library Location
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.
Date
9 Aug 1941-3 Jan 1945 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
This file concerns Saiyid Ali bin Faisal [Sayyid ‘Alī bin Fayṣal Āl Bū Sa‘īd], uncle of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd]. It specifically relates to Ali bin Faisal's admission to a Government of India mental hospital at Yeravda (also spelled Yaravda) in Poona [Pune], India. Folios 1-31 of the file cover arrangements for Saiyid Ali bin Faisal's admission to the hospital on 7 March 1942. The remainder of the file mainly concerns the payment of monthly maintenance charges for Ali bin Faisal's treatment, including the salary of his personal attendant. Notable correspondents include the following: 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.
and Consul, Muscat; 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 Superintendent of the Central Mental Hospital, Yeravda; the Sultan of Muscat and Oman; the Minister for External Affairs, Muscat; the Treasury Officer, Muscat State.
The Arabic language material consists of correspondence between 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.
and the Sultan and his representatives (English translations are included in most cases).
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Circled serial numbers (red for received correspondence; blue for issued correspondence) refer to entries in the notes at the rear of the file.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
Subject files: File 8/50
