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'File 35/64 III Minerals in Oman. Madrasai geologists' researches' [5r] (18/276)
The record is made up of 1 volume (132 folios). It was created in 23 Jan 1901-31 Jul 1912. 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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No. ^ ^ 0/ 190 1,
F rom
Captain P. Z, COX,
H. B. M.'s Consul and
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 SECRETARY to the aOVER NMENT of INDIA,
FOREIGN DBPART^IENT,
CALCUTTA,
Dated Muscat, January, 18th: 1901
S ir,
Primarily, in connection with the increasing prac
tical difficulty which the adequate supply of Welsh coal to
the Depots in these waters seems from time to time to pre
sent, and the very pronounced inferiority of the Indian
article (of which the comparative consumption issued to be
from 50 to 40 per cent greater for the same speed and dis
tance) I have the honour to solicit the attention of the
G-overnment of India to the possibilities presented by the
existence of coal in Oman as a convenient source of supply
lor our Muskat and
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
requirements.
2. The existence of coal in the Sultan's territory found
mention m the Political Diary furnished weekly by this A-
gency, some two years ago, in the following entry:
May 22nd: 189R> "Shaikh Muhammad bin Mubarack of the Jene-
boh of Soor has sent 50 bags of coal, about 5 tons, from
Rafseh, a few miles distant from Soor. His Highness's En
gineer pronounces it equal if not superior to Welsh coal,
being entirely smokeless".
As the general question of coal supply was not then
much m evidence, the above entry may possibly have escaped
specifi6 notice at the time, I venture therefore to revert
to it.
While
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This file consists of correspondence relating to minerals in Oman. The main correspondents are Percy Zachariah Cox, 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; Lieutenant Colonel Charles Arnold Kemball, 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. Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . Correspondence discusses coal in the Samhan Hills, in Dhofar, report of coal in Oman; export of coal from Sur; French interest. The presence of lead and manganese is also discussed.
There is a map (folio 19) of the geology of the eastern part of Oman from Muscat to Ras al-Hadd.
Two black and white photographs pasted into the volume on folios 50v and 51r show scenes in Dhofar (Dhufar) province.
The photographs accompany a nine-page report (folios 48r-53r) dated 14 January 1907, by Major W. G. Grey on a visit to the province of Dhofar. Three additional photographs, on folios 49r, 49v and 51r have been lost or removed from the volume.
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- 1 volume (132 folios)
- Arrangement
On folio 1A there is a typed contents page. On folio 2 there is a hand-written 'index of references'. The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: The foliation sequence consists of pencil numbers, enclosed in a circle, located in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. The sequence commences on the front cover (although the number itself has been written on the inside of the cover), and concludes on the last folio. Foliation anomalies: 1A, 1B, 1C, 77A, 77B, 117A, 117B. The file also contains a former pagination sequence consisting of numbers written in blue crayon or pencil, which commences on folio 4 with the number 1. Only pages with writing on them have been paginated.
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