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IOR/R/15/6/468
- Record Id:
- 040-000242975
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000242469
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000881.0x0000f3
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100056024246.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/6/468
- Title:
- File No: 19/3-G Name: Boarding of Star of Mex (by Arabs)
- Scope & Content:
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This file contains correspondence regarding an incident in which an Egyptian-owned merchant vessel named Star of Mexico ran ashore at Ras al Hadd and was reportedly boarded and 'looted' by locals. The correspondence discusses the initial incident and events subsequent to it, including attempts to disembark the vessel's cargo and whether it was salvageable or not.
This correspondence is between British officials (primarily at the Political Agency and Consulate in Muscat), Ali Muhammad al-Jamali (the Secretary of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman) and Gray, Mackenzie and Company Limited (the agents of the owners of Star of Mexico).
- 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
038-000242972
040-000242975 - 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/15/6/466-468 : File 19: Miscellaneous
IOR/R/15/6/468 : File No: 19/3-G Name: Boarding of Star of Mex (by Arabs) - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0006]/036-000242469[0003]/037-000242557[0020]/038-000242972[0003]/040-000242975
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (125 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000881.0x0000f3
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1947
- End Date:
- 1947
- Date Range:
- 2 Feb 1947-30 Nov 1947
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 127; 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 83-111; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
- Former External References:
- File 19/3-G
- Arrangement:
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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)