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Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Name Commander of the Muscat Regiment, 1921- Level [40] File

1. IOR/L/PS/10/928

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/928
Title:
File 6818/1920 'Muscat Levy Corps.'
Scope & Content:
The volume contains letters, telegrams and memoranda relating to the adherence of Sultan Saiyid Taimur Bin Faisal bin Turki [Taymūr bin Fayṣal] to an arms convention and correspondence relating to the development of the Muscat Levy Corps, including its purpose, staffing, munitions and armaments....
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1920-1930
Extent:
1 volume (144 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/1/428

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/428
Title:
Muscat Levy Corps
Scope & Content:
Correspondence discusses the services of Captain Eugene Daniel McCarthy to the Muscat State; McCarthy's report at the end of his command; employment and promotion of officers; armaments and munitions; Report on the working of the Muscat Levy Corps; appointment of Captain George J Eccles as Comma...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Jan 1922-23 Jul 1925
Extent:
1 volume (217 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/1/429

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/429
Title:
Muscat Levy Corps
Scope & Content:
Correspondence discusses the Muscat Levy Corp: its organisation, composition, strength, budget and activities. On termination of command it was customary for the Commanding Officer to submit a report on the Muscat Levy Corp and the following reports are included: A report by Captain George J ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Jan 1926-27 May 1931
Extent:
1 volume (135 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/1/456

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/456
Title:
'Muscat. Commandant Muscat Levy Corps. Appointment, leave, pay, etc, of.'
Scope & Content:
Correspondence discusses the appointment, leave and pay of the Commandant of the Muscat Levy Corps. Possible candidates were from the Iraq Levies and units of the Indian Army. The Sultan wished to have a young officer with Arabic language skills and experience of working with Arabs. Due to the s...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Jan 1926-25 Nov 1935
Extent:
1 volume (226 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/6/267

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/267
Title:
File 8/76 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: INDIAN OFFICERS OF THE MUSCAT INFANTRY ON DEPUTATION ETC: FROM THE INDIAN ARMY.
Scope & Content:
This file concerns VCOs (Viceroy's Commissioned Officers) from the Indian Army who have been selected for deputation with the Muscat Infantry (also referred to as the Muscat Regiment and the Muscat Levy Corps). The correspondence discusses the status of named VCOs, including details of their ter...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
19 Mar 1944-8 Jan 1948
Extent:
1 file (236 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/6/268

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/268
Title:
File 8/76 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: INDIAN OFFICERS OF THE MUSCAT INFANTRY ON DEPUTATION ETC: FROM THE INDIAN ARMY
Scope & Content:
Continuing on from the previous file (IOR/R/15/6/267), this file relates to VCOs (Viceroy's Commissioned Officers) who have served on deputation with the Muscat Infantry. The correspondence concerns administrative matters such as pay and rank. Most of the correspondence relates to Subedar Allah ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Jan 1948-9 Dec 1948
Extent:
1 file (25 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/6/269

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/269
Title:
File 8/76 INDIAN OFFICERS OF THE MUSCAT LEVIES
Scope & Content:
Continuing on from the previous file (IOR/R/15/6/268), this file mainly concerns the deputation of Pakistan Army officers with the Muscat Infantry (also referred to as the Muscat Levy Corps). Matters covered in the correspondence include the following: the possibility of extending the deputati...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Urdu
Date Range:
9 Jan 1949-24 Nov 1949
Extent:
1 file (25 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/6/293

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/293
Title:
File 8/97 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: MOTOR VEHICLES FOR SULTAN OF MUSCAT.
Scope & Content:
This file relates to the purchase of motor vehicles for the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] and the Muscat Infantry. It begins with enquiries made by the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf on behalf of the Sultan, following the Sultan's initial request to purchase se...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Jun 1947-14 Dec 1948
Extent:
1 file (89 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/6/348

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/348
Title:
File 11/15 Captain Eccles' Report on the Interior of Oman
Scope & Content:
This file contains a report compiled by Captain George J Eccles commandant at the Muscat Infantry on the interior of Oman in November and December of 1926. The file contains a detailed description of the expedition let by Eccles and included geologists and members of the National History Society....
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 May 1926-10 May 1926
Extent:
1 file (46 folios)