File [VI B/4] Foreign Interests: French Consulate at Bushire
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence regarding the appointment of Pierre Sudreau as Consul of France in Bombay [Mumbai] and the extent of his jurisdiction as Consul beyond Bombay itself. On folio 6, the file contains a letter in French sent from the French Embassy in London to the Foreign Office ...
File 6/4 Foreign Interests: French Consulate Building at Muscat and Visit to Muscat of French Consul, Bombay to Muscat
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This file contains correspondence between officials at the French consulate in Bombay [Mumbai] and the British Political Agency in Muscat concerning the refurbishment and upkeep of the vacant French Consulate building in Muscat. In addition to this correspondence, the file also contains details...
File 6/4 Foreign Interests: French Interests in Muscat
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence related to the French Consulate in Muscat and French interests in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman generally. Much of the correspondence relates to the Consulate building itself including the period after the French Government closed the Consulate and the buildi...
File 6/5 Foreign Interests: Appointment of German Consul to Muscat
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This file consists of correspondence between the Political Residency in Bushire and the Political Agency in Muscat regarding a rumour that a German Consul was to be appointed in Muscat.
File 6/8 Foreign Interests: Persian Intrigue in Connection with Gwadar
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This file consists of two letters exchanged between the Political Agency in Muscat and the Political Residency in Bushire regarding allegations that the British Agent at Gwadur had granted Indian visas to Persian subjects with passports not endorsed by the Persian authorities and issued Certifica...
File 6/8 Foreign Interests: Persian Intrigue in Connection with Gwadar
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between the Political Agency in Muscat, the British Agency in Gwadur and officials of the Government of India concerning reports of a group of armed Iranians crossing the Indo-Iranian border into Gwadur (then a part of the territory of the Sultanate of Muscat and...
File 6/9 Foreign Interests: Persian Government's Request for Services of Judicial Notices on Muscatis
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This file contains correspondence between British officials concerning requests made by the Persian Government to serve judicial notices on Muscat residents as a result of legal proceedings in Persian courts.
File 6/10 Foreign Interests: Persian Government Affairs, Etc. & Miscellaneous Papers re. Persians
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This file contains two items of correspondence that were sent from the British Legation in Tehran to a number of British diplomatic posts in the Persian Gulf including the Political Agency in Muscat. One relates to the resignation of the Persian Government in September 1933, the other to Iranian ...
File 6/10 Foreign Interests: Persian Govt. Affairs, etc and miscellaneous papers re: Persians
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This file contains correspondence and documents concerning a number of different topics related to the Government of Iran as follows: Correspondence regarding a visit made to the Gulf by a Danish Fishing Vessel led by Dr. Harald Blegvad, Director of the Danish Biological Station. The visit was i...
Chart Showing Pearl Banks Along Arabian Shore of the Persian Gulf between Ras Tanura and Dabai [Dubai]
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Chart that shows the location of pearl banks along the 'Arabian' shore of the Persian Gulf from roughly Ras Tanura to Dubai. In addition to pearl banks, the chart also lists names of some coastal settlements and islands.
