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IOR/R/15/6/407
- Record Id:
- 040-000242907
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000242469
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000881.0x0000b6
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100070104170.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/6/407
- Title:
- File 12/2 Cable and Wireless Limited, Muscat.
- Scope & Content:
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The file concerns the operations of Cable and Wireless Limited at Muscat.
The papers consist almost entirely of correspondence between the Company and the Political Agent, Muscat, and cover: change of Company name; procedural matters; building works at the Company's premises; a request by the Sultan of Muscat, Said bin Taimur [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd], for an annual payment from the Company in return for allowing the Company to run its telegraph cable into Muscat; the Sultan's request supported by the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven William Fowle), because it was a commercial operation, folio 40; installation of an engine for the Company's emergency plant; interruptions to the cable service; staff matters; and correspondence concerning delays to the receipt and delivery of important telegrams.
The file also contains copies of some slightly earlier correspondence, dating from 1933. The Arabic language content of the papers consists of two letters between the Political Agent, Muscat, and the Government of Muscat and Oman (that from the Political Agent with English translation).
- 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
038-000242901
040-000242907 - 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/15/6/402-413 : File 12: Roads and Communications
IOR/R/15/6/407 : File 12/2 Cable and Wireless Limited, Muscat. - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0006]/036-000242469[0003]/037-000242557[0013]/038-000242901[0006]/040-000242907
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (221 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000881.0x0000b6
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Arabic
English - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1934
- End Date:
- 1943
- Date Range:
- 23 May 1934-1 Feb 1943
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 223; 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 4-209; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence between ff 210-220, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
- Former External References:
- Subject files: File 12/2
- Arrangement:
- The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Circled serial numbers in red crayon and ink refer to entries in the notes on folios 210-220.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)