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The record is made up of 1 file (46 folios). It was created in 23 Jul 1901-18 Sep 1903. It was written in English and French. 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 1901
(»)
No.
Prom,
Captain P.Z.COX
H.B.M.’s CONSUL & POLITICAL ACxENT,
To,
MUSCAT.
Lt-Colonel C.A.KEMBALL,
t
Offg: 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 GULP,
BUSHIRE.
H.B.M.'s CONSULATE & POLITICAL AGENCY An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. .
Dated Musdat 25rd July 1901.
SIR,
I have the honor to address you in the following
connection:-
At a recent interview the Sultan informed me that the ctiief
members of the community’at Khor Pakan on the Batineh Coast
had several times made .overtures to him, which they had just
lately repeated,with a view to their port being again brought
under Muscat jurisdiction^and His Highness asked for an ex
pression of my personal views on the subject,both on its
merits and with reference to the possibility of his having
our support should the project eventually be taken up. I
replied that my files contained something on this subject
and that I should, like to look them up and if necessary
make a reference to you before giving him a reply. "Support* 1
would presumably mean the presence of one of our men-of-war
if required.
2. Khor Pakan,as is doubtless within your knowledge
is a collection of hamlets situated on the shores of a spa
cious bay of the same name on the northern Batineh Coast, in
lattitude 25°- 21 / - 15"N. and longitude 56 - 25.
Broadly speaking I should say that the territories comprised
in

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This file contains correspondence between British officials, primarily at the Political 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 Bushire and the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Muscat concerning the boundaries of the Sultan of Muscat's jurisdiction in northern Oman (Musandam Peninsula).

In addition to this correspondence, the file contains the following:

  • An extract from La Depeche Coloniale entitled 'Les interests Francais Dans la Region de L'Oman' (folios 6-7)
  • Map of the Musandum Peninsula (folio 21)
  • 'List of places on the coast from north of Dibba to Ras-el-Khymah' (folios 31-32)
  • Extract from newspaper article entitled 'On the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ', March 1902 (folio 35)
  • A report 'regarding the nature and extent of the jurisdiction of the Sultan of Muscat in the direction of Cape Musandam and in Northern Oman generally' (folios 37-44)
  • 'Genealogical Tree of the Jowasmi [al-Qasimi] Family of Shargah' (folio 45)
  • 'List of Villages along the coast from Khor Fakan northwards and thence round to Tibba' (folio 46).
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1 file (46 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 48; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-47; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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Title
'File XVII/1 Naval Bases in the Gulf. Correspondence Concerning Above - Report by P.A. Muscat re. Sultan's Boundaries & Limit of Jurisdiction in Northern Oman'
Pages
front, front-i, 2r:5v, 8r:20v, 22r:34v, 36r:47v, back-i, back
Author
East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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