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'(F 69) File 82/26 A.P.O.C. - Muscat Oil Concession' [41r] (109/163)
The record is made up of 1 file (77 folios). It was created in 11 Sep 1925-20 May 1928. 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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Confidential.
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Uo#88,
from
The Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
and British Consulate
Muscat 7th December 1925»
Lieut#Colonel C« Crosthwaite, C» ±J»
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 H.li.M's
Reg Wo- 'Muscat,
To \ Date J
P OOWIDEWm RECORDS. 5
The Secretary 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.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
,
Bushire.
Sir, pM 0
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your
/
endorsement iSo»446-S dated the 28th .November 1925, forwarding
a copy of a letter from Mohamed bin iJiasir A1 hamed to the
foreign Secretary to the Government of India*
2# Mohamed bin Nasir and his uncle,Ali bin Abdulla^are
known as the Amirs of Jaalan* The former visited Muscat on
his way to India,and he was told of a proposed visit of the
Anglo Persian Oil Company's geologists to the mainland oppo-
-site the island of Masirah.
This place lies within the sphere of influence of these Jaalan
Amirs and there is a ravine there in which there is a reported
oil seepage#
It is proposed that when 11 Triad" is bringing back His
Highness the Sultan from Dhofar at the end of January next a
brief halt be made at Masirah with a view that the oil seepage
be examined*
*lo further action has been taken in the matter as It is realis
ed that the return of Mahomed bin nasir from India must be
awaited*
I have the honour to be.
Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
(^(^. r L a/? Lieut*Colonel,
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 H*B*M , s Consul,Muscat*
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The volume contains correspondence, telegrams and notes of meetings between 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. at Muscat and 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. at Bahrain and Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC) representatives regarding geologic surveys of Dhofar, Massirah and Batinah, Muskat, in Oman, and Gwadar, in Pakistan, carried on by geologists employed by D'Arcy Exploration Company. The volume contains an extract from the account of the expedition to Muscat (folios 44-45) and some letters to and from the Amīr of Ja‘lān, Muḥammad bin Nāṣir Āl Ḥamūdah.
There are some maps within the file:
- Reduction to show Relationships of the Combined Plane Table and Prismatic Compass Sketch Map of the Country between JEBEL RODHAH, SOHAR AND IBRI, OMAN, ARABIA, with the Oman peninsula (f. 18A);
- Sketch map of the Omani and Emirati coast from Muscat northbound (f. 18B);
- Map extracted from Geographical Journal Sep. 1925' showing Oman and Trucial States A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. (f. 18C);
- 'Map showing coast and ports of Oman' (f. 36A), drawn by Mr Bower.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (77 folios)
- Arrangement
The documents in the volume are mostly arranged in chronological order.
- Physical characteristics
The foliation is written in pencil and can be found 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.
The numbering commences at the first folio with 1, 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D; 2-3; 4 and 4A; 5-7; 8 and 8A; 9-17; 18, 18A, 18B and 18C; 19-36; 37 and 37A; 38-60; 61 and 61A and then it carries on until 66, which is the last number given to the last folio.
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- '(F 69) File 82/26 A.P.O.C. - Muscat Oil Concession'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1r:1v, 1ar:1cv, 4ar:4av, 5r:8v, 8ar:8av, 9r:26v, 27v, 30v:38v, 39v:47v, 49r:59v, 62r:66v, back-i
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