Coll 20/14(3) 'Muscat: Sultan's visit to England, 1938'

Title:

Coll 20/14(3) 'Muscat: Sultan's visit to England, 1938'

Date:

1937/1948

Description:

Abstract: Correspondence and minutes concerning the arrangements for the visit of Said bin Taimur [Sa‘īd ibn Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd], the Sultan of Muscat, to the United Kingdom in March-April 1938. The principal correspondents include officials at the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf, the Government of India (External Affairs Department), the India Office, the Foreign Office, Buckingham Palace, and the Sultan himself. Practical arrangements for the visit are discussed (party size, itinerary, table plans, guest lists, menus, toast lists, an audience with the King, etc.) as well as the question of whether to receive the Sultan as an official guest of the state. Also contained within the file:Information on previous visits by foreign dignitaries used as reference for the current visitCorrespondence with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) regarding an interview with the Sultan for their BBC Arabic ProgrammeCorrespondence with Rudolph Said-Ruete, a third cousin of the Sultan’s who wishes to be involved in the visitNewspaper cuttings relating to the visitCorrespondence with the Metropolitan Police concerning arrangements for an officer to escort the Sultan when he returns from France in a private capacityMessages of thanks following the success of the visitPhysical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 321; 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 A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

State visits

Rights:

غير معروف

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000602.0x0001ff_ar
81055/vdc_100000000602.0x0001ff_en
IOR/L/PS/12/2968
IOR/L/PS/12/2968

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