'[Un-numbered File] Muscat Diary 1905-1907'

Title:

'[Un-numbered File] Muscat Diary 1905-1907'

Contributor:

Political Resident, Persian Gulf (correspondent)

Date:

1905/1907

Description:

This file contains several types of documentation with information on the condition of the country, arrivals and departures of ships, movement of British representatives, missionary enterprises, aviation etc. However, the bulk of the file consists of weekly reports containing the main political news of the day filed by the Political Agent in Muscat to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf. The reports are organised as a series of bullet points representing the events of each day of the week. Of note are a series of regular standardised forms titled 'Statement of Arms and Ammunition landed at Muscat'.1 file (269 folios)The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 271; 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 A previous foliation sequence between ff 14-204 and between ff 236-270, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Political events
Weapons
Arms control

Geographic region:

Oman

Extent:

1 file (269 folios)

Rights:

Open Government Licence

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000881.0x00007d_ar
81055/vdc_100000000881.0x00007d_en
IOR/R/15/6/350

Is part of:

British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers

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