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This volume pertains to the wartime censorship of communication to and from Muscat during the Second World War. In particular, the volume's papers contain instructions from the Government of India to the Political Agency in Muscat on the precise parameters of wartime censorship in multiple langua...
This volume contains papers relating to the supply and gifting of arms and ammunition to the Sultan of Muscat and Oman during roughly the first half of the Second World War between 1939 and 1942. The papers are primarily receipts and lists of weapons and ammunition requested and subsequently tran...
Qu'aiti constitution 1 box containing bundles of copies of confidential and secret correspondence in Arabic from various officials, to the Resident Agent, Mukalla
Treaties: Treaty between the Government of the United Kingdom and the Federation of South Arabia providing for the amendment of the treaty of friendship and protections
Treaties: Treaty between the Government of the United Kingdom and the Government of the federation of South Arabia providing for the accession of Aden to the Federation
'A List of Names of Positions on Both Sides of the Persian Gulph. Baghdad 25th February 1836'
Scope & Content:
Bound volume divided into two sections: Folios 2 to 6: Persian Coast and Islands Folios 6 to 13: Arabian Coast and Islands Names are listed in Arabic with 'their vulgar pronounciation in English letters' and spelling 'as expressed in the chart'. Selection and spelling of names relate to the ...
‘Arabic Characters to Accompany and for Insertion in the Chart of the Persian Gulf’
Scope & Content:
Distinctive Features: Hand drawn table compiled by the East India Company Chart Office to accompany the 'Chart of the Persian Gulf' with transliterated Arabic place names inserted in black ink. Inscriptions: On recto in the upper right-hand corner in an annotation in black ink: ‘Reced. Pr. U...
