File 8/66 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: MUSCAT-PERSO TREATIES.
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This file relates both to a proposed Anglo-Persian treaty and to previous agreements between Muscat and Persia. The first half of the file concerns a non-aggression clause in a proposed treaty between Britain and Persia. In the clause the two parties agree to respect one another's territorial ...
File 8/67 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: MUSCAT – OMAN TREATY.
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This volume concerns relations between the Sultan of Muscat and Oman and the tribes of interior Oman. The volume contains multiple copies of notes produced in October 1920 by the Political Agent and Consul at Muscat, providing a British perspective on the history of political affairs in Muscat a...
This file concerns the annual supply of arms and ammunition by the British Government to the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd], under the Civil Air Agreement, which was concluded between the two parties in April 1947. The correspondence covers the following: the amount of ...
Correspondence and other papers relating to the visits of British Navy ships to Muscat and other Oman ports. Most of the papers are notifications of the arrival and departure of HM Ships into and out of Muscat and of the expected movements of such ships within the wider Persian Gulf region. Matt...
File 9/1 A II Visit of Commander-in-Chief to Muscat
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Correspondence and other papers relating to visits by the Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station, to Muscat. The file covers visits in early 1949 and 1950. The papers deal with matters such as notifying the Sultan of Muscat, the programme of events for the visits, lists of officers aboard visit...
File 9/20 Light House at Rass-al-Hadd and Ras-al-Junaiz
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Correspondence concerning a preliminary survey of Ras al-Hadd and Ras al-Junaiz as potential lighthouse sites. The papers mostly cover the effort to obtain permission for the surveys from the Sultan of Muscat and Oman. Correspondence comes from: the Political Agent, Muscat; Political Resident in ...
File 14/3 Oilfields in the Gulf outside Muscat territory
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The file comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to oilfields in the Gulf excluding Muscat territory. The discussion in the file relates to: Negotiations over concessions for oil exploration in the Trucial Coast The impact of the negotiations on the behav...
This file contains correspondence discussing the Ruler of Kalba's suggestion that he should issue a proclamation regarding his rights concerning offshore oil and the position of Petroleum Development (Trucial Coast) Limited in this regard. The correspondents are the Political Resident in the P...
The Kuwait subject files cover a comprehensive range of topics related to Kuwait and the surrounding area. The files contain correspondence regarding the nature and development of the British Government's involvement in Kuwait, Kuwait's foreign relations (notably with the Ottoman Empire, Najd/Sa...
‘MAP TO SHOW THE LIMITS OF KOWEIT AND ADJACENT COUNTRY’
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Imprint: Harrison & Sons Lith. St. Martins Lane, W.C. Distinctive Features: Relief shown by hachures. Limits indicated by red, green and black lines and explained in ‘F.O. Memorandum of Feb. 28, 1913’. Bottom right below neat line: '(200. 2/13. 2479) F.O. 1370'. Other copies of thi...
