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IOR/L/PS/12/2968
- Record Id:
- 040-000558007
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 037-000557989
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000602.0x0001ff
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100056534994.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/12/2968
- Title:
- Coll 20/14(3) 'Muscat: Sultan's visit to England, 1938'
- Scope & Content:
-
Correspondence and minutes concerning the arrangements for the visit of Said bin Taimur [Sa‘īd ibn Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd], the Sultan of Muscat, to the United Kingdom in March-April 1938. The principal correspondents include officials at the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf, the Government of India (External Affairs Department), the India Office, the Foreign Office, Buckingham Palace, and the Sultan himself. Practical arrangements for the visit are discussed (party size, itinerary, table plans, guest lists, menus, toast lists, an audience with the King, etc.) as well as the question of whether to receive the Sultan as an official guest of the state. Also contained within the file:
- Information on previous visits by foreign dignitaries used as reference for the current visit
- Correspondence with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) regarding an interview with the Sultan for their BBC Arabic Programme
- Correspondence with Rudolph Said-Ruete, a third cousin of the Sultan’s who wishes to be involved in the visit
- Newspaper cuttings relating to the visit
- Correspondence with the Metropolitan Police concerning arrangements for an officer to escort the Sultan when he returns from France in a private capacity
- Messages of thanks following the success of the visit
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000538283
036-000554996
037-000557989
040-000558007 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/PS : Political and Secret Department Records
IOR/L/PS/12 : Departmental Papers: Political (External) Files and Collections
IOR/L/PS/12/2951-3003 : Political (External) Collection 20: Muscat
IOR/L/PS/12/2968 : Coll 20/14(3) 'Muscat: Sultan's visit to England, 1938' - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0012]/036-000554996[0021]/037-000557989[0018]/040-000558007
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (318 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000602.0x0001ff
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1937
- End Date:
- 1948
- Date Range:
- 19 Oct 1937-18 Dec 1948
- 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 last folio with 321; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
- Former External References:
- Coll 20/14 (3)
- Arrangement:
- The file is arranged in chronological order from the back to the front.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)