Publication Date
27 Feb 1936-28 Oct 1942 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
187
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/6/412
Record ID
vdc_100000000881.0x0000bb
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 Feb 1936-28 Oct 1942 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file concerns Post Office buildings at Gwadur [Gwadar].
The papers cover: correspondence concerning the Post Office boundary; sketch plans of sites; the disposal and sale of buildings (the 'Old Political Bungalow' and the 'Inspection Bungalow') to the Government of Muscat and Oman; well; correspondence concerning the erection of wire fencing around the Post Office building; and related matters.
The main correspondents 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 Indian Posts and Telegraphs Department; the British Agent, Gwadar; and officials of the Government of Muscat and Oman.
The Arabic language content of the papers consists of approximately twenty folios (most with English translations), mainly 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.
, Muscat, and officials of the Government of Muscat and Oman.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Circled serial numbers in red ink and crayon refer to entries in the notes on folios 163-183.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
Subject files: File 12/9/1
