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IOR/R/15/6/269
- Record Id:
- 040-000242765
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000242469
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000881.0x00002c
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100057750609.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/6/269
- Title:
- File 8/76 INDIAN OFFICERS OF THE MUSCAT LEVIES
- Scope & Content:
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Continuing on from the previous file (IOR/R/15/6/268), this file mainly concerns the deputation of Pakistan Army officers with the Muscat Infantry (also referred to as the Muscat Levy Corps).
Matters covered in the correspondence include the following: the possibility of extending the deputation in Muscat of a Pakistan Army officer; the training of Muscat Infantry personnel with the Pakistan Army; the future supply of officers to the Muscat Infantry. Also discussed is the case of a former VCO (Viceroy's Commissioned Officer of the British Indian Army) and his claim for outstanding pay from his time in the Muscat Infantry in the 1920s and 1930s.
The file's principal correspondents are the following: the Political Agent and Consul, Muscat; the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf, Bahrain; the Commandant of the Muscat Infantry; officials of the Government of Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Commonwealth Relations.
The Urdu language material consists of one item of correspondence.
- 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
038-000242678
040-000242765 - 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/15/6/183-297 : File 8: Muscat State Affairs
IOR/R/15/6/269 : File 8/76 INDIAN OFFICERS OF THE MUSCAT LEVIES - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0006]/036-000242469[0003]/037-000242557[0009]/038-000242678[0087]/040-000242765
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (25 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000881.0x00002c
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
Urdu - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1949
- End Date:
- 1949
- Date Range:
- 9 Jan 1949-24 Nov 1949
- 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 27; 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 12-26; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
- Former External References:
- Subject files: File 8/76
- 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)