File 6/13 Foreign Interests: Seizure of Arab Dhows by Persians
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This file contains correspondence between British officials concerning reports of Iranian Government customs vessels 'interfering' with a number of vessels from Oman and Kuwait. In addition to correspondence that discusses these specific instances, the file also contains correspondence regarding...
This file contains copies of anti-Communist publications and briefings that were produced by the Foreign Office and sent to British diplomatic posts throughout the Middle East including the Political Agency and Consulate in Muscat. It contains copies of the following documents: 'Foundations of S...
File 6/28 Foreign Interests: Sa'udi Arabian Boundary
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This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding negotiations between Britain and Saudi Arabia in order to determine the Eastern and Southern borders of Saudi Arabia. Also discussed in detail are the broader political situation in the Gulf, Saudi Arabia's influence in the re...
File 7/2 Summary of Events in Dhofar [Dhufar] From 1906-1923
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This file contains correspondence regarding affairs related to Dhofar [Dhufar], notably the Sultan of Muscat and Oman's residence there while away from Muscat. Much of this correspondence is between British officials but the file also contains letters exchanged between the Sultan of Muscat and Om...
This volume is mainly comprised of correspondence relating to the boundary between Muscat-controlled Gwadur [Gwadar] and the state of Kalat. Much of the correspondence discusses longstanding British concerns that the boundary should be officially defined and demarcated before any valuable minera...
File 8/1 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: GWADUR/KALAT BOUNDARY
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Following on from the previous file (IOR/R/15/6/183), this file mainly concerns issues arising in relation to the boundary between Muscat-controlled Gwadur [Gwadar] and the state of Kalat. It features the following principal correspondents: the British Agent, Gwadur; the Political Agent and Cons...
File [VIIIB/2] MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: Zanzibar Subsidy and Arms Subsidy
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This volume concerns two subsidies paid by the Government of India to the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, which are referred to in the correspondence as the Zanzibar subsidy and the arms traffic subsidy. The latter subsidy is referred to as initially having been granted to Sultan Faisal bin Turki [Fa...
This file concerns arrangements for payments of the Zanzibar subsidy by the Government of India to the Sultan of Muscat and Oman. The correspondence discusses details of advance payments, refunds, and receipts. Also discussed are details relating to a War Subsidy, to be paid from 1 May 1940 onwa...
This volume relates to the finances of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman. The correspondence is primarily concerned with the Sultanate's customs tariffs. It features extensive discussion between the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, the Political Agent and Consul at Muscat and officials of ...
File 8/10 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: MUNICIPAL & OTHER TAXES
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This file relates to taxes in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman and the payment (or non-payment) of certain taxes by British subjects. Related matters covered in the correspondence include the following: the Political Agent and Consul at Muscat's request that the Sultan of Muscat and Oman make th...