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IOR/R/15/6/164
- Record Id:
- 040-000242658
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000242469
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000831.0x00036b
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100066374696.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/6/164
- Title:
- File 6/28 Foreign Interests: Sa'udi Arabian Boundary
- Scope & Content:
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This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding negotiations between Britain and Saudi Arabia in order to determine the Eastern and Southern borders of Saudi Arabia. Also discussed in detail are the broader political situation in the Gulf, Saudi Arabia's influence in the region and its attitude towards neighbouring states, notably but not exclusively, the Sultanate of Oman and Muscat.
As well as internal correspondence between a number of British officials around the region and in India and Britain, the file also contains a limited amount of correspondence in Arabic (with English translations) that was sent between the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Sa'id bin Taymur Al Bu Sa'id, and the Political Agency in Muscat.
In addition to this correspondence, the file contains the following documents:
- 'Report by Mr. Bertram Thomas, on Trans-Oman Air Route reconnaissance of May-June 1927' (folios 5-18)
- 'Note on Discussion with Mr. Bertram Thomas on 19th October 1934' (folios 21-24)
- 'Note on leading Personalities in Oman, with reference to Sir Andrew Ryan's demi-official letter No. 107/380/8 of 17th January 1936 to Colonel Fowle' (folios 142-144)
- 'Summary of statements made by Mr. Philby about his expedition to Shabwa and beyond, in the course of a conversation which he had with His Majesty's Minister on the 18th February 1937' (folios 224-226)
- 'Record made by Mr. Rendel. 20th March 1937. South-Eastern Arabian Frontiers' (folios 246-254).
- 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
037-000242557
038-000242638
040-000242658 - 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/15/6/70-472 : Muscat Agency, Subject Files
IOR/R/15/6/145-181 : File 6: Foreign Interests
IOR/R/15/6/164 : File 6/28 Foreign Interests: Sa'udi Arabian Boundary - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0006]/036-000242469[0003]/037-000242557[0007]/038-000242638[0020]/040-000242658
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (302 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000831.0x00036b
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Arabic
English - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1934
- End Date:
- 1938
- Date Range:
- 27 Oct 1934-27 Jul 1938
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 304; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 3-298; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
- Former External References:
- File 6/28
- 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)