Coll 20/21 (2) 'Muscat: Royal Family' [‎25r] (49/136)

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Correspondence regarding a visit by Sultan Said bin Taimur [Sa‘īd ibn Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] of Muscat to India and Pakistan in November to December 1949. The papers concern arrangements for travel, formalities to be followed, itinerary (see folio 17), and the allegation that the Sultan was not given due consideration by the British High Commissioner in Pakistan.

The principal correspondents include officials from the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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 Bahrain, Foreign Office, Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Muscat, Commonwealth Relations Office, Government of Pakistan, and the United Kingdom High Commissioners for India and Pakistan.

Also contained within the file is a note by Frederick Charles Leslie Chauncy, 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, on the visit, dated 23 January 1950, with some comment on the Sultan's personality (folio 14).

Folios 2-5 are internal office notes.

Extent and format

1 file (66 folios)

Arrangement

The file is arranged in chronological order from the back to the front.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 68; 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.

A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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English in Latin script

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