'File 11/36 Political Situation at Muscat'
IOR/R/15/6/388
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The record is made up of 1 file (7 folios). It was created in 11 Feb 1935. 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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This file consists of a letter concerning the political situation in Muscat that was sent 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 Bushire by Major Claude Edward Bremner, Britain's 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 in Muscat.
The letter focuses on the relationship between British authorities and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Said bin Taimur [Sa‘id bin Taymur], and includes a discussion of the Sultan's financial arrangements, political intentions and attitude towards Britain.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (7 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 9; 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 2-7; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- English in Latin script
- Type
- 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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- Archive reference
- IOR/R/15/6/388
- Former external reference(s)
- File 11/36
- Date(s)
- 11 Feb 1935 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Āl Bū Sa'īd Dynasty
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- IOR/R/15/6/388
- Title
- 'File 11/36 Political Situation at Muscat'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:8v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence