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BUSH1RE 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.
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Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. & H.B.M's Consulate'.
Muscat, the 28th November 1938.
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Major R.p.Watts, I.a.,
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. & H.B.M's Consul, Muscat.
To
The Hon^le 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.
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x "' :iave ^o^our to refer to your memorandum No.
231-b ol 12th May 1938 on the subject of the relations betv/een
the Bhei-tch of xias al iChaimah and the Muscat Government.
2* I have had several lengthy discussions with the
Sultan on this question but have found that he persists in
maintaining a very obstinate and difficult attitude on it. To
my opening statement that the action of the Walis of Sohar and
Shinas in having dealings direct with the Sheikh of Ras al
Khaimah was in violation of the undertaking entered into
between the Trucial Sheikhs and His Majesty's Government whereby
the foreign relations of those States should be conducted
through the British authorities, the Sultan said he was not
aware officially of any such undertaking. He admitted that he
knew of the existence of such Treaties but declared that he
required the fact to be brought to his notice formally
preferably by both His Majesty's Government and each of the
Trucial SheiKhs concerned but certainly by the latter. I
replied that to the best of my knowledge it was never the
international custom when two countries entered into a Xreaty
for them to inform other countries of the fact oii.icially and
in any case I was now, under instructions trom you, bringing
the existence of the Treaties to his notice and requesting him