File XVII/2 Government Property, Christian Cemeteries

Contenu

Titre

File XVII/2 Government Property, Christian Cemeteries

Auteur

Dykstra, Dirk

Date

1936-09-18

Résumé

This file contains correspondence related to the maintenance and condition of the three Christian (or European) cemeteries in Muscat. The majority of the correspondence in the file is internal correspondence between British officials, but the file also contains correspondence between the Political Agency in Muscat and external entities including a contractor in India (concerning the purchase of chain for use as railing in a cemetery); Dirk Dykstra of the American Mission in Muscat; and the Ministry [naẓārah] of Foreign Affairs of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman. The correspondence with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs relates to a stolen tombstone being used as flooring in a residence near Matrah, two of these letters are in Arabic (accompanied by English translations). In addition to correspondence, the file contains a plan of the Catholic Cemetery near the American Mission in Muscat (folio 16).

Sujet

Christianisme -- Oman

Langue

eng ara

uri

https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000881.0x0000e6

Source

British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers

Qatar Digital Library

lccn

IOR/R/15/6/455

Droits

Open Government Licence