Coll 20/7 'Muscat: British Consulate: Appointments and Movements of Staff (Political Agent)'

Content

The file contains letters, telegrams, minutes, notes, and draft correspondence concerning the appointments and movements of staff at the Muscat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and Consulate. The correspondence deals with the granting of consular powers to the new appointee, and includes letters of appointment issued by the Foreign Office. These powers were requested by the Government of India and given by the King, via the Foreign Office. Other matters covered by the papers include:

• requests for official seals and signatures of appointees
• dates of a tour of India taken by the Muscat Agent in November 1937
• arrangements for leave and appropriate cover
• payment for travel costs
• questions of salary scales, including a proposal from the 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. at Bushire to raise those of First Interpreters at Muscat, Kuwait, and Khorramshahr.

The principal 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. and Consul at Muscat, Foreign Office, 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. , Government of India (Foreign Department), Office of the High Commissioner for India, 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. and Consul-General at Bushire, and the Ministry of War Transport.

Extent and format

1 file (200 folios)

Arrangement

The file is arranged in chronological order from the back to the front.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 202; 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.

A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/L/PS/12/2959

Former external reference(s)

Coll 20/7

History of this record

Date(s)

14 Dec 1921-31 Mar 1948 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Consular services

People & organisations

Foreign OfficeGovernment of India, Foreign and Political Department

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Coll 20/7 'Muscat: British Consulate: Appointments and Movements of Staff (Political Agent)', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/2959, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000602.0x0001f6> [accessed 28 August 2024]

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