Publication Date
8 Jan 1945-24 Nov 1947 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
88
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/6/453
Record ID
vdc_100000000881.0x0000e4
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
8 Jan 1945-24 Nov 1947 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to a the sinking of SS
Dahpu
in Muscat harbour.
Issues discussed include:
Claims for compensation
The effect of the wreck of the
Dahpu
on anchorage in Muscat harbour
Attempt at salvage of the wreck of SS
Dahpu
The sinking of the wreck to remove any hazard to shipping.
The principal correspondents in the file are: 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.
, 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.
; Commander in Chief, East Indies Station; Secretary to the Government of India, External Affairs Department; the Naval Intelligence Centre, Colombo; the Senior Naval Officer in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
; and the Sultan of Muscat (Sa‘īd bin Taymūr).
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
File 16/19/3
