'Muscat'

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A memorandum on British relations with Muscat for the years 1895 to 1901. It was prepared by Colin George Campbell for 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. on 7 June 1901.

The document gives a history of British and French relations with the Sultans of Muscat, and to a lesser extent, Zanzibar. It opens with a brief historical outline from 1798, when the first agreement was signed between Britain and Sulṭān bin Aḥmad al-Sa‘īd, the Sultan of Muscat at the time, to 1895. It then goes into more detail for each year until 1901, covering the diplomatic activities of the two European powers. On folio 2 there is a genealogical table for the al-Sa‘īd dynasty covering the period in question. There are notes on sources in the margins throughout.

Extent and format

1 file (20 folios)

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation for this description commences at f 2, and terminates at f 21, as it is part of a larger physical volume; 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 also present in parallel between ff 2-6; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.

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/18/B129

History of this record

Date(s)

7 Jun 1901 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

International relationsDiplomacyImperialism

People & organisations

Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Āl Bū Sa'īd DynastyGovernment of France, Third RepublicSultan of ZanzibarColin George Campbell

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