Author
an agent.
in Muscat and the Political
Residency
An office of the East India Company and
Publication Date
4 Feb 1941-10 Mar 1948 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
220
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/6/387
Record ID
vdc_100000000881.0x0000a2
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
4 Feb 1941-10 Mar 1948 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
This file contains correspondence between British officials - primarily from the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
in Muscat and the Political
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
in Bushire - regarding defence arrangements in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman.
Specifically, the correspondence discusses the following: plans for the potential deployment of troops in the Sultanate; details of how the 'war subsidy' provided by Britain was being spent by its ruler, Said bin Taimur [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr]; the possible appointment of a security officer on the 'Arab side of the Gulf'; and plans for the continuation of the 'war subsidy' being paid in spite of the end of the Second World War.
The file contains a limited amount of correspondence between the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
in Muscat and Said bin Taimur that is in Arabic (with English translation attached).
In addition to correspondence, the file contains the following related documents:
A draft intelligence report on Muscat (folios 4-29)
'Notes for an Infantry Brigade and attached troops in the Muscat Area' (folios 41-42)
'Muscat and Oman, including Khor Kuwai. Port Summary' (folios 64-73)
'Note of a meeting at
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.
on 12th February: Muscat War Subsidy' (folios 161-162).
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 11/34