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IOR/L/PS/12/2980
- Record Id:
- 040-000558020
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 037-000557989
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000602.0x00020c
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100058758182.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/12/2980
- Title:
- Coll 20/21 'Muscat: Royal family - Note on the Sultan'
- Scope & Content:
-
Correspondence regarding the Muscat royal family, in particular the bicentenary of the Al Bu Said [Āl Bū Sa‘īd] dynasty.
The majority of the papers concern the 200th anniversary of the Al Bu Said lineage attaining power in Oman in 1744. Several matters are discussed:
- the precise date on which to mark the event
- how to mark the event, including the issue of a series of commemorative stamps in Muscat and Zanzibar (where a strand of the dynasty holds power) and the discussion over design and quantities
- whether the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) should cover the event in some way
- messages of congratulation from various figures, including King George VI of Britain
Also contained within the file:
- a note by Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven William Fowle, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, on the 'position and personality' of the Sultan of Muscat, Said bin Taimur [Sa‘īd ibn Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd], dated 16 August 1937 (folios 98-102)
- report of the birth of the Sultan's son in December 1940 (folio 86)
The principal correspondents include officials from the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf, Colonial and India Offices, and Buckingham Palace.
- 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
040-000558020 - 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/12/2980 : Coll 20/21 'Muscat: Royal family - Note on the Sultan' - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0012]/036-000554996[0021]/037-000557989[0031]/040-000558020
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
-
1 file (101 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000602.0x00020c
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1937
- End Date:
- 1945
- Date Range:
- 6 Sep 1937-31 Jun 1945
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 103; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
- Former External References:
- Coll 20/21
- Arrangement:
- The file is arranged in chronological order.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)