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'File 59: Buildings'

Catalogue reference: IOR/R/15/1/552-553

What’s it about?

This record is about the 'File 59: Buildings' dating from 1902-1909.

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Reference

IOR/R/15/1/552-553

Title

'File 59: Buildings'

Date

1902-1909

Description

The subject file title ('Buildings') is incorrect. Instead, the two volumes contain correspondence relating to British relations with Muscat, and the increasing French influence in the affairs of the Sultan of Muscat. The dispute concerning Muscat ships using the French flag to transport slaves figures prominently, as do Great Britain's relations with Faisal bin Turki, Sultan of Muscat, and questions of the latter's debts, abdication, and use of a steamship to patrol the waters of his dominions.

Arrangement

The Building files are arranged by file and part number, in which, for example, the reference 59/15 B is composed of the subject reference 59 (Buildings), the file number 15 and the part number B. Numbers in brackets after the reference show that the file also formed part of the 'Confidential' series held at the Residency in Bushire, in which A stands for Muscat.

Held by
British Library: Asian and African Studies
Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

Arabic; English

Physical description

2 volumes (413 folios)

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/aecfd5c0-4113-4cf8-9b82-21c607dd21ab/

Series information

IOR/R/15/1

Political Residency, Bushire

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Records of the British Residency and Agencies in the Persian Gulf

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Within the series: IOR/R/15/1

Political Residency, Bushire

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Within the sub-series: IOR/R/15/1/199-703

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'File 59: Buildings'