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631. IOR/R/15/6/205

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/205
Title:
File 8/21 II SUR
Scope & Content:
This volume relates to measures taken by the Government of Muscat and Oman (with the assistance of the British Government) to assert its authority over the town of Sur and the nearby village of Aiqa [Al ‘Ayjah]. The correspondence largely concerns customs control and the tense relations betwee...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
3 May 1931-20 Nov 1939
Extent:
1 volume (253 folios)

632. IOR/R/15/6/256

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/256
Title:
File 8/65 IV MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: RENEWAL OF COMMERCIAL TREATY.
Scope & Content:
This file relates to the renewal of the 1891 Commercial Treaty between Britain and Muscat. The original treaty was given a term of twelve years, which was extended at regular intervals afterwards, initially for several years at a time and later on an annual basis. The file concerns the replacem...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
8 Nov 1938-3 Jan 1941
Extent:
1 file (244 folios)

633. IOR/R/15/6/88

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/88
Title:
File 2/10 III II- B/1- Vol. II. II. AVIATION. B. ROYAL AIR FORCE. (1) Reconnaissance of Basrah, Aden, Muscat, Masirah, Murbat, Sauqrah Bay etc. Air Route
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence in the form of letters, telegrams and reports related to the Royal Air Force (RAF) reconnaissance in various regions in Oman including Sauqrah Bay (referred to as Khor Gharum/Gharim), Shuwaimiya and Khuria Muria Bay. The volume includes correspondence with the...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
6 Dec 1934-18 Aug 1938
Extent:
1 volume (205 folios)

634. IOR/R/15/6/225

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/225
Title:
File 8/43 Muscat State Affairs: Politics and relations of Muscat with other Arab Chiefs – Borders, Wadi al Qaur, Kalba and Ras al Khaimah
Scope & Content:
This file primarily concerns relations between the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] and neighbouring Arab rulers. The file begins with correspondence regarding a reported meeting between the Wali of Sohar, the Wali of Shinas and the Shaikh of Ras al Khaimah, a meeting th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
5 Feb 1938-10 Jun 1941
Extent:
1 file (88 folios)

635. IOR/R/15/6/58

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/58
Title:
File XXXV/5 VOL. I. APPOINTMENT OF NEW BRITISH FINANCIAL ADVISER. April 1930- Oct: 1931
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence in the form of telegrams, reports and letters regarding the appointment of a new Financial Advisor to Muscat State instead of Bertram Thomas whose contract ended in 1930. Among the names suggested by the High Commissioner in Baghdad was Stuart Edwin Hedgcock who ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
14 Jun 1928-24 Oct 1931
Extent:
1 volume (306 folios)

636. IOR/R/15/6/183

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/183
Title:
File 8/1 GWADUR-KALAT BOUNDARY 1912-1942
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Farsi
Date Range:
8 Feb 1912-2 Jun 1942
Extent:
1 volume (213 folios)

637. IOR/R/15/6/252

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/252
Title:
File 8/65 COMMERCIAL TREATY 1891. MUSCAT ORDER-IN-Council. 1915
Scope & Content:
This volume concerns the Commercial Treaty of 1891 between Britain and Muscat (spellings vary throughout), which was signed on 19 March 1891 and ratified on 20 February 1892. The volume features the following principal correspondents: the Political Agent and Consul, Muscat; the Political Residen...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
4 Sep 1890-16 Aug 1915
Extent:
1 volume (101 folios)

638. IOR/R/15/6/253

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/253
Title:
File 8/27 RENEWAL of COMMERCIAL TREATIES.
Scope & Content:
This volume relates to the prolongation of the Commercial Treaty (1891) between Britain and Muscat (various spellings used throughout). The correspondence mostly concerns matters involving the replacement of the treaty, including, at certain points, discussion of proposed amendments and revision...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
11 Dec 1913-31 Dec 1937
Extent:
1 volume (318 folios)

639. IOR/R/15/6/230

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/230
Title:
File 8/51 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: SAIYID TARIQ & SAIYID FAHR BIN TAIMUR.
Scope & Content:
This file relates to family members of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Sa‘īd]. It contains correspondence regarding the Sultan's younger half-brothers, Saiyid Tarik bin Taimur [Tāriq bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] and Saiyid Fahr bin Taimur [Fahr bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd]. The correspo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Turkish
Date Range:
30 May 1936-16 Jan 1945
Extent:
1 file (267 folios)

640. IOR/R/15/6/281

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/281
Title:
File 8/90 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: ECONOMIC & INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN MUSCAT TERRITORY
Scope & Content:
This file relates to British policy regarding economic, agricultural and industrial development in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman. It begins with proposals from the Political Agent and Consul at Muscat for investigations into the possibilities of industrial development in three key areas: fish...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Mar 1946-31 Dec 1948
Extent:
1 file (138 folios)