Author
a number of agencies that were largely coordinated from the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and
Publication Date
6 Jan 1945-29 Mar 1948 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
258
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/6/470
Record ID
vdc_100000000881.0x0000f5
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
6 Jan 1945-29 Mar 1948 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
This file contains papers relating to an anti-locust campaign in Oman in 1945. The papers contain letters, telegrams, and reports by a number of agencies that were largely coordinated from the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
in Muscat. These include the Middle East Anti-Locust Unit, as well as Indian, Egyptian, and other international anti-locust experts, and agencies marshalled to the effort in Oman. Of note are several letters discussing the explorer Wilfred Thesiger's leadership of the anti-locust expedition into Dhofar in the south of Oman and the Hadramaut region of Yemen.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.