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'File [XI A/14] Political - Muscat Diaries' [52r] (103/170)
The record is made up of 1 file (83 folios). It was created in 1 Jan 1934-31 Dec 1935. 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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If th« fallacy that moaquito^s cannot bre> 5 d in salt
or brackish wat«r had not long ago b«®n axplodad by madical
rastarch, ampla proof to th» contrary has always b«tn
av^i.lcbl® in the Muscat ’’pond”. So thick wara larvaa this
ya©r tnat 1itcmjLy handfuls could ba scooped from the
water. Specimens thus recovered and hatched out by the
Medical Ofiicer revealad anopheles mosquitoes in abundance.
Examination in situ by two successive Principal
Medic®! Officers of the Roygil Air Force and the Principal
Medical Officers of the Royal Hevy, apart from the Medical
Officer Muscat, reveals the fact that this pool is a
veritable paredlse for all forms of mosquitoes to breed in.
Regular and plentiful oiling of the surface of
this pond hcs already begun to improve the situation.
MRTROROLCQICAL.
11. The maximum and minimum temperatures
registered nt Bait-al-Falaj during the period under report
were;
Maximum on 16th .April
Minimum on 9th "
98.2
60.0
MISCELLANEOUS.
1C. The sverrge rrte of dollars for the month of April
was IU. 150/-per 100 dollars.
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.
& H.B.M'a Consul, Muscat.
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This file contains the daily political diaries of 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. in Muscat. It includes information categorised under the condition of the country, arrivals and departures of naval and commercial ships, movement of British representatives, missionary enterprises, military and civilian aviation and other subheadings. Unlike previous files in the same series, this file's diary entries include some new subheadings such as 'Local Interests' and 'British Interests'.
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- 1 file (83 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 foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 85; 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.
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- IOR/R/15/6/356
- Title
- 'File [XI A/14] Political - Muscat Diaries'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:84v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence