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Coll 20/40 'Muscat: Sultan's request for appointment of a British Officer as Adviser to undertake improvements at Gwadur' [97r] (194/379)
The record is made up of 1 file (185 folios). It was created in 15 May 1945-8 May 1948. 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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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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Secretary of State for India
Government of India, External Affairs Department
Wildgoose, 17»40 hours, 7th April 1947
02*00 hours, 8tfe April 1947
110*7/127,
Donaldson from Hay repeated to Weightmaiu
^ Your telegram No *4443 A pril 4th*
2* Thesiger is not ready to come till December and
Sultan is willing to consider another candidate if we can
find one*
3* otherwise Sultan is willing to give Thesiger a two
years contract if we recommend this* He insists however
that Thesiger should stick to advisory work and should
confine himself to administer country such as Muscat, the
Batinah, 3ur and Givadur and not go wandering off i* 1 ^ 0 the
blue* Prom what I have heard this is not Thesiger s idea
of the jcb at a]U\o Unless therefore he fully understands
?jhat is required of him and states his readiness to comply
with Sultan’s conditions I personally am unwilling to
support his candidature* We do not want another Bertram
Thomas *
4* If Thesiger is now in UoK,, most grateful if you
^ould interview him and ascertain whether he is genuinely
willing to abide by sultan’s conditions*
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Correspondence relating to the effort to find a suitable officer to fill the role of adviser to the Sultan of Muscat, as requested by the Sultan himself. The papers cover the discussion over the requirements of the role, terms of service, and the long search for a suitable candidate, spanning over three years. Wilfred Thesiger is one of the most discussed candidates and correspondence from him is contained in the file. Other correspondents include officials at the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Muscat, 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 the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , the 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. (later the Commonwealth Relations Office), the Resident Minister at Cairo, the Colonial Office, the Foreign Office, the Government of India (External Affairs Department), the Burma Office, and the British Legation in Amman. Correspondence from Kinahan Cornwallis and Bertram Thomas, who were asked for their views on possible candidates, is also included.
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- 1 file (185 folios)
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The file is arranged in chronological order from the back to the front.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 198; 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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- Title
- Coll 20/40 'Muscat: Sultan's request for appointment of a British Officer as Adviser to undertake improvements at Gwadur'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 1ar, 2r:7v, 8v:29v, 30v:34v, 35v:36v, 37v:38v, 41r:67v, 70r:79v, 82r:85v, 88r:133v, 136r:150v, 153r:188v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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