Coll 20/14(5) 'Muscat: Sultan's visit to UK in 1938: Deputation of Lt Col G. Dalyell of the Binns as ''attached'' officer'
Date:
1938/1938
Description:
Abstract: Correspondence between officials at the India Office, the Government of India (External Affairs Department), the Government Hospitality Fund, the High Commissioner for India, Lord Linlithgow, Said bin Taimur [Sa‘īd ibn Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd], the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, and Gordon Dalyell of the Binns (previously known as Gordon Loch). The correspondence concerns the need for a British Officer to accompany the Sultan of Muscat during his visit to the United Kingdom in March-April 1938 and the deputation of Dalyell for the task. Practical arrangements such as accommodation and pay are dealt with.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 38; 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in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.