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IOR/L/PS/12/3000
- Record Id:
- 040-000558040
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 037-000557989
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000602.0x000220
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100054959071.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/12/3000
- Title:
- Coll 20/40 'Muscat: Sultan's request for appointment of a British Officer as Adviser to undertake improvements at Gwadur'
- Scope & Content:
- Correspondence relating to the effort to find a suitable officer to fill the role of adviser to the Sultan of Muscat, as requested by the Sultan himself. The papers cover the discussion over the requirements of the role, terms of service, and the long search for a suitable candidate, spanning over three years. Wilfred Thesiger is one of the most discussed candidates and correspondence from him is contained in the file. Other correspondents include officials at the Political Agency in Muscat, the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf, the India Office (later the Commonwealth Relations Office), the Resident Minister at Cairo, the Colonial Office, the Foreign Office, the Government of India (External Affairs Department), the Burma Office, and the British Legation in Amman. Correspondence from Kinahan Cornwallis and Bertram Thomas, who were asked for their views on possible candidates, is also included.
- 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
040-000558040 - 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/12/3000 : Coll 20/40 'Muscat: Sultan's request for appointment of a British Officer as Adviser to undertake improvements at… - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0012]/036-000554996[0021]/037-000557989[0051]/040-000558040
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (185 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000602.0x000220
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1945
- End Date:
- 1948
- Date Range:
- 15 May 1945-8 May 1948
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 198; 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 20/40
- Arrangement:
- The file is arranged in chronological order from the back to the front.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)