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IOR/R/15/6/458
- Record Id:
- 040-000242963
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000242469
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000881.0x0000e9
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100076257190.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/6/458
- Title:
- File 17/5 Staff Accommodation
- Scope & Content:
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This file contains correspondence regarding the construction, furnishing and subsequent maintenance and repairs of a 'political bungalow' for the use of British officials to stay in while visiting Gwadur [Gwadar]. A plan of the bungalow produced prior to construction is contained on folio 41.
In addition to internal correspondence between British officials in Muscat, Gwadur and India, the file also contains correspondence exchanged between the Political Agency in Muscat and a number of different contractors and furniture companies based in Karachi. Inside an envelope (on folio 85), the file contains a cloth sample sent to the agency by one of these companies.
The file also contains a limited amount of correspondence between the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Said bin Taymur, and the Political Agency in Muscat regarding his permission for the bungalow to be constructed. This correspondence is in Arabic with English translation.
The Farsi language material in the file appears on the letterhead of a message sent from the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company to the Political Agency in Muscat giving thanks for allowing members of its staff to stay in the bungalow while in Gwadur.
- 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
038-000242958
040-000242963 - 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/15/6/454-463 : File 17: Government Property
IOR/R/15/6/458 : File 17/5 Staff Accommodation - Contains:
- IOR/R/15/6/458, f 41 : Proposed Political Bungalow at Gwadur
Click here to View / search full list of parts of IOR/R/15/6/458 - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0006]/036-000242469[0003]/037-000242557[0018]/038-000242958[0005]/040-000242963
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (311 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000881.0x0000e9
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Arabic
English
Farsi - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1934
- End Date:
- 1940
- Date Range:
- 5 Jun 1934-5 Sep 1940
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 313; 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 8-289; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
- Former External References:
- File 17/5
- 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)