'File 4/3 SILVER JUBILEE MEDALS & KHARITAS'

Content

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.

Extent and format

1 file (67 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

Physical characteristics

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

Written in

English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic 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/R/15/6/129

Former external reference(s)

Subject files: File 4/3

History of this record

Date(s)

23 Mar 1935-7 Sep 1935 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

MedalsRoyal jubilees

People & organisations

Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Āl Bū Sa'īd Dynasty

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