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IOR/L/PS/12/4139
- Record Id:
- 040-000559228
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 037-000559186
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000648.0x0002cd
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100057149538.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/12/4139
- Title:
- Coll 35/29 'Persian Gulf: question of payment to Sultan for telegraph facilities at Muscat'
- Scope & Content:
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The file concerns telegraphic communications in Muscat.
The file contains:
- Request of Sultan of Muscat for payment of rent from Cable and Wireless Limited for telegraph cables landing in his territory, 1938
- Installation of a wireless set at Muscat by Cable and Wireless, 1939
- Licences to Cable and Wireless Limited for the landing of their cables at Muscat, 1939-47
- Agreement between Cable and Wireless and the Sultan of Muscat, 1948.
The file contains correspondence between: the Political Agency at Muscat; the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf; the India Office; the Foreign Office; the Commonwealth Relations Office; the Government of India; the General Post Office; HM Treasury; Cable and Wireless Limited; Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd, Sultan of Muscat and Oman; the Imperial Communications Advisory Committee, and the Air Ministry.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000538283
036-000554996
037-000559186
040-000559228 - 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/12/4100-4162 : Political (External) Collection 35: Telegraphic, Telephonic, Postal and Wireless Communications
IOR/L/PS/12/4139 : Coll 35/29 'Persian Gulf: question of payment to Sultan for telegraph facilities at Muscat' - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0012]/036-000554996[0036]/037-000559186[0042]/040-000559228
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (166 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000648.0x0002cd
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1937
- End Date:
- 1948
- Date Range:
- 27 May 1937-21 Jun 1948
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 168; 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 35/29
- Arrangement:
- The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)