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IOR/R/15/6/29
- Record Id:
- 040-000242504
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000242469
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000831.0x000255
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100055755703.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/6/29
- Title:
- File XXIII/5 Travels in Oman. Intending Travellers (1911 to 1922)
- Scope & Content:
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This file contains correspondence between British officials related to two topics:
- A request made in 1911 by the Danish Legation in London (on behalf of the Royal Danish Geographical Society) for the British Government to support a proposed Danish expedition to Oman and Hadhramaut in Yemen. The request was turned down by the Foreign Office (folios 4-8)
- A request made in 1922 by Isidor Morse, a 'naturalised Englishman' born in the United States of America, to enter the Omani interior in order to hunt for the Arabian tahr (a type of goat). This request was turned down by the Political Agency in Muscat (folios 9-15).
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000209245
033-000227426
036-000242469
037-000242492
038-000242501
040-000242504 - Is part of:
- IOR/R : India Office Records transferred later through official channels
IOR/R/15 : Records of the British Residency and Agencies in the Persian Gulf
IOR/R/15/6 : Political Agency, Muscat
IOR/R/15/6/22-69 : Muscat Agency, Subject files
IOR/R/15/6/27-30 : File XXIII: Travels in Oman
IOR/R/15/6/29 : File XXIII/5 Travels in Oman. Intending Travellers (1911 to 1922) - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0006]/036-000242469[0002]/037-000242492[0004]/038-000242501[0003]/040-000242504
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (15 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000831.0x000255
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1911
- End Date:
- 1922
- Date Range:
- 17 Jun 1911-17 Aug 1922
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 17; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
- Former External References:
- File XXIII/5
- Arrangement:
- The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)