Coll 20/16(1) 'Muscat: Diaries: News and Intelligence Summaries'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Coll 20/16(1) 'Muscat: Diaries: News and Intelligence Summaries'
- Date:
- 1933/1945
- Description:
- Abstract: Fortnightly news summaries sent by the Political Agent, Muscat, to the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf and distributed from there to various other British and Indian Government offices. From 1 April 1934 they are referred to as intelligence summaries.The reports cover various subjects, each given their own sub-heading, such as British interests, aviation, local interests, foreign interests, meteorological, shipping, Royal Air Force, Navy, and miscellaneous. Events of note are sometimes given their own sub-heading within a report.Most of the reports cover a period of two weeks but occasionally they may cover a month or more. The earliest report is that of the period 1 to 15 August 1933 and the last is 16 to 31 October 1945. There are the following gaps:16 December 1934 to 31 March 193516 to 31 December 19401 December 1941 to 15 January 19421 to 15 December 19421 to 15 June 19431 to 15 October 1944Also contained within the file are India Office notes on sections of interest for some of the reports.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 671; 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 A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.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:
- Reports
- Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000602.0x000203_ar
81055/vdc_100000000602.0x000203_en
IOR/L/PS/12/2972
IOR/L/PS/12/2972