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'File 4/3 SILVER JUBILEE MEDALS & KHARITAS' [‎25r] (49/132)

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The record is made up of 1 file (67 folios). It was created in 23 Mar 1935-7 Sep 1935. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the 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. .

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Political touacat.
Telegram
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Bated and received 5th May 1935.
I have no objection of course to your holding
durbar A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family). on May 6th but fckz* thia may involve you in a
second durbar A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family). aee paragraph Dio.3 (a) below.
2. V fc* when in your telegram of the 19th ultimo
G/18 you agreed Bultan anould be sent Kharita An important letter usually sent in an elaborate textile pouch, dispatched as part of the royal or diplomatic correspondence of rulers and elites. from
Viceroy presumably you were aware that thia would have ^
to be presented at a ceremony. Thia being so I think
it would have been you to have waited until you
heard from me the date on which Mharita would reach
you before fixing date of your durbar A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family). .
3. as things are since Aharita must be presented
at a suitable ceremony there Will have to be a durbar A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family).
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for its presentation either (a> held you follow tl
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precedent quoted in paragraph ho.l of your telegram
of the 2nd instant lfo.128 or (b) held by Bultan
following precedent at his own accession (details of
which will find or you a) vide paragraph ho.3
my telegram of the 16th ultimo T 121.
It is for you to arrange Jultan whether (a) or
(b) shall take place.
5. Bither (a) or (b) would be suitable occasion
also for presentation of medals on which I am addressing
you seperately.

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The file concerns the award to Saiyid Said bin Saiyid Taimur [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr], Sultan of Muscat and Oman, and others in Muscat and Oman, of the Silver Jubilee medal to celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the coronation of King George V. The papers also concern the holding of durbars A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family). to celebrate the occasion, and the issue by the Viceroy and Governor-General of India of a Kharita An important letter usually sent in an elaborate textile pouch, dispatched as part of the royal or diplomatic correspondence of rulers and elites. (official letter) to the Sultan.

The file contains correspondence from 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 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. , and the Government of India.

The Arabic content of the file consists of the text of the Arabic version of the Kharita An important letter usually sent in an elaborate textile pouch, dispatched as part of the royal or diplomatic correspondence of rulers and elites. (folio 42), and correspondence from the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, with some English translations.

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1 file (67 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 68; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 3-67; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence between ff 52-67, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.The file contains one foliation anomaly, f 40A

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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