'File 17/5 Staff Accommodation'

Title:

'File 17/5 Staff Accommodation'

Contributor:

British Agency (correspondent)
Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Āl Bū Sa'īd Dynasty (correspondent)

Date:

1934/1940

Description:

This file contains correspondence regarding the construction, furnishing and subsequent maintenance and repairs of a 'political bungalow' for the use of British officials to stay in while visiting Gwadur [Gwadar]. A plan of the bungalow produced prior to construction is contained on folio 41.In addition to internal correspondence between British officials in Muscat, Gwadur and India, the file also contains correspondence exchanged between the Political Agency in Muscat and a number of different contractors and furniture companies based in Karachi. Inside an envelope (on folio 85), the file contains a cloth sample sent to the agency by one of these companies.The file also contains a limited amount of correspondence between the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Said bin Taymur, and the Political Agency in Muscat regarding his permission for the bungalow to be constructed. This correspondence is in Arabic with English translation.The Farsi language material in the file appears on the letterhead of a message sent from the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company to the Political Agency in Muscat giving thanks for allowing members of its staff to stay in the bungalow while in Gwadur.1 file (311 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 inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 313; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 8-289; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

Language:

English
Arabic

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Architectural plans

Geographic region:

Gwadur

Extent:

1 file (311 folios)

Rights:

Unknown
Creative Commons Non-Commercial Licence
Open Government Licence

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000881.0x0000e9_ar
81055/vdc_100000000881.0x0000e9_en
IOR/R/15/6/458

Is part of:

British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers

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