'File 4/2 CORONATION OF H.M. KING GEORGE VI'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'File 4/2 CORONATION OF H.M. KING GEORGE VI'
- Date:
- 1937/1937
- Description:
- Abstract: The file concerns an invitation to the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Sa‘īd bin Taymūr [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] (and other Persian Gulf rulers) to attend the coronation of King George VI (on 12 May 1937).The papers include: correspondence from the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven William Fowle) concerning the coronation, January 1937; the implication that the Gulf rulers concerned would be responsible for paying their own expenses (e.g. folio 3); the Sultan of Muscat's indication that he would not be in London for the coronation (folios 27-35); international distribution of news film of the coronation, March 1937; arrangements for parades and receptions in Bahrain and the other agencies, April 1937; a telegram concerning the cost of the coronation celebrations on the Arab coast (folio 45); a telegram concerning coronation medals; and telegrams concerning congratulatory messages from Gulf rulers, May 1937.The Arabic content of the papers consists of a letter (with translation into English) from the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf to the Sultan of Muscat and Oman (folios 16-17), and the Sultan's reply (also with English translation) on folios 31-35.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 51; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 3-48; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Coronation of George VI (1937)
- Rights:
- غير معروف
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000831.0x000328_ar
81055/vdc_100000000831.0x000328_en
IOR/R/15/6/128
IOR/R/15/6/128