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Coll 25/30 'Orders in Council: Muscat 1939'

Catalogue reference: IOR/L/PS/12/3335

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This record is a file about the Coll 25/30 'Orders in Council: Muscat 1939' dating from 27 Jun 1938-9 Feb 1948.

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IOR/L/PS/12/3335
Title
Coll 25/30 'Orders in Council: Muscat 1939'
Date
27 Jun 1938-9 Feb 1948
Description

Correspondence, minute papers, drafts, and memoranda related to the drafting and issue of The Muscat Order in Council, 1939. The correspondence is principally between officials at the India Office, Foreign Office, Government of India (External Affairs), and Political Residency in the Persian Gulf. The order was necessary to conform to the provisions of a new Treaty of Friendship between Britain and Muscat. Papers of note include:. A draft copy of the new Treaty of Friendship, 1939 (folios 143-148); The Maskat [Muscat] Order in Council, 1915 (folios 114-126); The Maskat (Amendment) Order in Council, 1922 (folios 127-128); The Muscat Order in Council, 1939 (folios 29-45); Memorandum entitled 'Interest of the French Government in relations between His Majesty's Government and Muscat', by Lacy Baggallay, Eastern Department, Foreign Office, 19 December 1939 (folios 14-15)

Arrangement

The file is arranged in chronological order from the back to the front.

Held by
British Library: Asian and African Studies
Former department reference
Coll 25/30
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Physical description
1 file (166 folios)
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Unrestricted

Physical condition
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 157; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
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Coll 25/30 'Orders in Council: Muscat 1939'