Author
the Sultan regarding his plans for a European tour and a possible visit to the United States
Publication Date
27 Jun 1937-15 Nov 1937 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
226
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/6/213
Record ID
vdc_100000000831.0x0003dc
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
27 Jun 1937-15 Nov 1937 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
This volume concerns the Sultan of Muscat and Oman's [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] travels abroad. It includes discussion of proposed visits in 1937/1938 to India, Singapore, Japan, the United States, London, France, and Italy. Most of the correspondence discusses arrangements for the Sultan's confirmed tour of India in November 1937, which includes a state visit to New Delhi to meet the Viceroy (Victor Alexander John Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow). Also covered are the following: the British Government's disappointment at not being informed by the Sultan regarding his plans for a European tour and a possible visit to the United States; plans for the Sultan to visit his father [Taymūr bin Fayṣal bin Turkī Āl Bū Sa‘īd] in Japan; discussion as to whether the Sultan should be afforded the status of state guest during his visit to London.
The volume features the following principal correspondents: 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 Secretary of State for India; the Viceroy of India; the Sultan of Muscat and Oman; officials of the Government of India's External Affairs Department, the Foreign Office, the
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.
, and the Colonial Office.
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.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
Subject files: File 8/27
