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Ext 440/48 'Major P. T. Fforde: possible employment under Sultan of Muscat' [2r] (4/23)
The record is made up of 1 file (9 folios). It was created in 2 Feb 1948-24 Mar 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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Vould you pXo«M refer t j your letter 185^73/91 of
11th February auout Major ir# J. Fforde.
encljae herewith copies of tv/o letters w© have since
* 0b ™ u *y; ^ fn* tie mittoal itesidant la t ils oannsotloa.
^ e itave a certain amount of infomation about t iis
oiiiccr a military a^pointtients during the war which vje could
let you iiave if necessary but X think that Major iforde has
‘ nm out of tije picture so no furtiier re >ly to iir ..
«qy is neoeasary.
3. As re 0 ar s tne Political esident's telegram *> 0.216 of
20t:i -area we have ascertained that Captain si.G. Murphy is
now in the service of the Pakistan Cove mm ant so tuere is *
,/. , u3iria,ly no alienee of get,lag him as Adviser for the Sultan*
Id:? riot remember having seen before the suggestion about
Jvcr responaioiiities in these matters to the foreign
Office psrhsps it would be better if ary further action in
pursuit oi this suggestion could be talien by you*
Yours sincerely.
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The file contains correspondence regarding the potential employment of Major Patrick T Fforde, formerly of the Indian Army, by the Sultan of Muscat and Oman. As well as Fforde, the primary correspondents are: Foreign Office; Commonwealth Relations Office; 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. , Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 file (9 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front 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 11; 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/L/PS/12/1299A
- Title
- Ext 440/48 'Major P. T. Fforde: possible employment under Sultan of Muscat'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 1ar, 2r:6v, 9r:10v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence