Publication Date
6 Jan 1937-13 May 1937 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
49
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/6/128
Record ID
vdc_100000000831.0x000328
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 1937-13 May 1937 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file concerns an invitation to the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Sa‘īd bin Taymūr [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] (and other
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
rulers) to attend the coronation of King George VI (on 12 May 1937).
The papers include: correspondence from 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.
(Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven William Fowle) concerning the coronation, January 1937; the implication that the Gulf rulers concerned would be responsible for paying their own expenses (e.g. folio 3); the Sultan of Muscat's indication that he would not be in London for the coronation (folios 27-35); international distribution of news film of the coronation, March 1937; arrangements for parades and receptions in Bahrain and the other agencies, April 1937; a telegram concerning the cost of the coronation celebrations on the Arab coast (folio 45); a telegram concerning coronation medals; and telegrams concerning congratulatory messages from Gulf rulers, May 1937.
The Arabic content of the papers consists of a letter (with translation into English) from 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.
to the Sultan of Muscat and Oman (folios 16-17), and the Sultan's reply (also with English translation) on folios 31-35.
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)
Subject files: File 4/2
