Coll 25/6 'Orders in Council: Muscat: Reports on working, 1930'
IOR/L/PS/12/3309
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The record is made up of 1 file (131 folios). It was created in 25 May 1931-6 Feb 1948. It was written in English. 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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Annual reports on the working of the Muscat Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. sent by 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, to 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 the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. from where it was forwarded to the Government of India (Foreign and Political Department), and the 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. (Political Department). The reports contain information on civil and criminal cases, insolvency proceedings, court fees, registration of British subjects and protected persons, and often include further remarks by 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. .
Also included in the file is correspondence relating to a prohibition order for two British Indian subjects, dated 17 February 1937 (folios 64-79), and the discussion of the possible reasons behind a decline in British subjects registering at Muscat (October 1937, folios 56-65).
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- 1 file (131 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 132; 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 33-36; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- English in Latin script
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- Archival file
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- 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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- IOR/L/PS/12/3309
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- Coll 25/6
- Date(s)
- 25 May 1931-6 Feb 1948 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Muscat Order in CouncilAnnual reports
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- Political Agent and ConsulPersian Gulf Political Residency
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- IOR/L/PS/12/3309
- Title
- Coll 25/6 'Orders in Council: Muscat: Reports on working, 1930'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:132v, 132v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence