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Mss Eur F112/412
- Record Id:
- 040-002307687
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002307428
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001452.0x000331
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100107691269.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F112/412
- Title:
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'MUSCAT.'
- Scope & Content:
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This volume is comprised of printed telegrams between Viceroy of India Lord Curzon, the Secretary of State for India, and other British officials, concerning the Muscat (also spelled Maskat in places) question. This revolved around the issue of the leasing by the Sultan of Muscat of a bay at Bunder Jisseh [Bandar Jissah] near Muscat as a coaling station for the French.
Topics discussed include:
- The lease by the Sultan of Muscat Sultan Faisal bin Turki [Sultan Fayṣal bin Turkī] of Bundar Jisseh for a coaling station to the French
- The British response to this including the despatch of gun boats and drawing up of an ultimatum
- Questions concerning the 1891 agreement between Britain and the Sultan of Muscat
- The withholding of a subsidy until Sultan Faisal exhibited behaviour compliant to Britain’s demands.
Principal correspondents are: Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Arnold Kemball, Political Resident, Persian Gulf; Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India; Secretary of State for India; and the Political Agent, Muscat.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002307428
036-002307652
040-002307687 - Is part of:
- Mss Eur F111-112 : Papers of the Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, Viceroy of India 1898-1905; Lord Privy Seal 1915-19; Foreign Secretary 1919-24
Mss Eur F111-112 Series 17 : Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India 1898-1905: correspondence with the Secretary of State for India and others
Mss Eur F112/412 : MUSCAT. - Hierarchy:
- 032-002307428[0017]/036-002307652[0035]/040-002307687
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F111-112
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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1 volume (291 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000001452.0x000331
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1899
- End Date:
- 1904
- Date Range:
- 11 Jan 1899-27 Feb 1904
- 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 inside back cover with 291; 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.
- Arrangement:
- The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)