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'File 8/28 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: SIR SAIYID SAEED BIN TAIMUR – QUESTION OF TITLE & LETTERS AFTER SULTAN'S NAME: BI-CENTINARY CELEBRATIONS & ISSUE OF STAMPS' [76r] (151/478)
The record is made up of 1 file (237 folios). It was created in 16 Aug 1937-18 Mar 1948. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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Colonial Office,
Downing Street#
6th lovember, 1941#
i|y dear Pllliiig^
I had eome correspondeaoe early thie year with
Stooke in which reference was made to the bi-oentenaxy
anniversary of the A1 £u Said sty ae occurring till®
year# and in cyr last letter to Mni, dated 26th February#
1 said that we had it in mind to arrange for a message
to be sent to the Sultan on the anniversary of hie
Accession Day in which reference would be made to the
bl-centeiiaxy of hi a dynasty*
>inoe then we have been in correspondence with 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.
who wrote to the political aesldent in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
on the subject. As a result of thie
correspondence we have agreed with 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.
that# although 1741 hue been given as the date of the
election of Ahmrtd bin Said as Imam, the available
evidence favours on balance 1744 as being the correct
date of thie event and that 1944 should accordingly be
accepted as the date of the bi-centenaiy.
Actually the anniversary appears to be attracting
little or no attention in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
end# unless
' the Sultan oi .an^ibar or his people are more imprest ed
by it# it would seem questionable whether any special
message to the Sultan in honour of the occasion is
necessery or desirable* This question# however# can be
postponed for further consideration in 1944*
In the meantime it might be as well tu let the
Sultan know that we hi vo now come to the conclusion
after considering the available evidence# that 1944, and
not 1941# should be accepted as the bi*ccntenary
anniversary of his dynasty*
Yours sincerely,
(Sd*) A*C*C. Parkinson*
ir Henry Pilling* K*c.i4.G*
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This file relates to the position of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman and the commemoration of the bicentenary (written as 'bi-centinary' on the file's cover) of the formation of the Al bu Said [Āl Bū Sa‘īd] dynasty.
Notable correspondents include the following: 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. and Consul, Muscat; 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. ; the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd]; the Government of Muscat and Oman's Minister for Foreign Affairs; officials of 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. and the Government of India.
The correspondence includes discussion of the following: the question of how the Sultan should be addressed in official correspondence; the selection of the Sultan's successor; the announcement of the birth of the Sultan's son [Qaboos Āl Bū Sa‘īd] in early December 1940; the precise date of the bicentennial of the Al bu Said dynasty; arrangements for the issuing of commemorative postage stamps for the bicentenary; requests from various correspondents for commemorative stamps; scheduled geological exploratory work in Dhofar [Zufār].
The Arabic language material consists of correspondence 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. and representatives of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman.
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- 1 file (237 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Circled serial numbers (red for received correspondence; blue for issued correspondence) refer to entries in the notes at the rear of the file.
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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 239; these numbers are written in pencil 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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- 'File 8/28 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: SIR SAIYID SAEED BIN TAIMUR – QUESTION OF TITLE & LETTERS AFTER SULTAN'S NAME: BI-CENTINARY CELEBRATIONS & ISSUE OF STAMPS'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:43v, 45r:55v, 57r:59v, 61r:65v, 67r:81v, 83r:83v, 85r:85v, 87r:99v, 101r:101v, 103r:107v, 109r:112v, 115r:117v, 120r:121v, 123r:154v, 157r:163v, 165r:166v, 169r:178v, 181r:186v, 188r:192v, 194r:201v, 205r:209v, 211r:211v, 215r:215v, 218r:219v, 221r:238v, 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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