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1. IOR/L/PS/12/2989

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2989
Title:
Coll 20/29 'Muscat: Marine equipment for Sultan - Proposed purchase of motor boat and gig'
Scope & Content:
Correspondence, some drafts, between the India Office, the Sultan of Muscat (Said bin Taimur [Sa‘īd ibn Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd]), and the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf. The correspondence concerns the Sultan's wish to purchase a vessel for mainly customs purposes. Included are letters from ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 May 1938-8 Jun 1938
Extent:
1 file (14 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/2/716

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/716
Title:
‘File 28/26 Admiralty war requirements’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises copies of correspondence related to enquiries from British naval authorities in the Persian Gulf and Suez Canal, asking after the availability of various marine resources (motorised and sailing dhows, divers, barges) for procurement by the naval authorities for military means....
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Feb 1941-22 Dec 1941
Extent:
1 file (39 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/2/731

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/731
Title:
‘File 28/37 Dhow launches &c. for war purposes’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises correspondence relating to miscellaneous calls and requests for dhows and other watercraft, to perform various tasks related to wartime measures, including: transport of war equipment; use as floating craft platforms for wireless observation equipment; to assist in importing p...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Apr 1942-17 Oct 1943
Extent:
1 file (49 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/2/1114

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1114
Title:
File 3/28 Sale of naval dhows and motor craft
Scope & Content:
Correspondence concerning the sale of naval dhows in the Royal Naval Base, Jufair. Descriptions of the naval dhows are listed with their dimensions and description of their hull and engine. Correspondents include Mr Cornelius James Pelly, Political Agent, Bahrain; Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adv...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
25 Jul 1945-20 May 1950
Extent:
1 volume (29 folios)