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'Matrah - Proposal to make it Port of Call for B.I. steamers instead of Muscat' [7r] (26/56)
The record is made up of 1 volume (21 folios). It was created in 22 Feb 1926-8 Jun 1926. 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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of small volume.
j-uscat is kept alive "by the presence of its Customs House
and the British Telegraph and Post offices and "by the artificial
importance given to it as the place of residence of the Sultan
and 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.
.
If the Sultan and the Customs House departed.the port would
protatly die a natural death,
1 do not mean to imply by these views thpt I anticipate
the early demise of Muscat. I do not consider it to be at all
likely that His Highness will change his residence.^The hills y
which detract from its desirabilitv as a "Dort, add considerably
to its attractions as a safe refuge for a some what insecure
ruler gmong a turbulent people .J;
^he state of the finances must render any scheme for en-
largin^f the Customs House abortive. Unless the Sultan
and the Customs House leave Muscat I think it would be premature
to consider the question of changing the location of the Con
sulate, the Post Office, the Telegraph Department or the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
Hospital.
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Correspondence discusses the merits of developing the port at Matrah [Muţraḩ] as a port of call for British India steamers as opposed to Muscat. Correspondence notes that the British 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. wished to move trade away from Dubai; the development of Khasab was considered and the lowering of re-export duty in Muscat is also discussed.
A memorandum from Charles Wills of the Mesopotamia-Persia Corporation to Captain Stuart Horner, Secretary to 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. , sets out the case for the development of Matrah. A letter from Cyril Johnson Barrett, 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 Bernard Stuart Horner, Secretary to 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. , explains the winds and other advantages of Matrah to Muscat. A letter from Bertram Thomas, Financial Adviser to Major Cyril Johnson Barrett, 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, argues against the move. The correspondence notes that the proposal was dropped for the time being.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the title page and terminates at the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, and can be found in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. Foliation errors: 1, 1A and 1B.
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- 'Matrah - Proposal to make it Port of Call for B.I. steamers instead of Muscat'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:1v, 1ar:1av, 1bv, 5r:15v, 18r:20v, ii-r:ii-v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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