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6521. IOR/R/15/6/54

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/54
Title:
'File 23/II-B-Vol II ABDICATION of SULTAN SAIYID TAIMUR & ACCESSION of SAIYID SAID Nov. 1931- Dec. 1932.’
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence in the form of letters and reports related to the abdication of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Taymūr bin Fayṣal bin Turkī Āl Bū Sa‘īdi and the succession of his son, Sa‘id bin Taymūr in 1932. The correspondence is concerned with the financial difficulty the abd...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
11 Nov 1931-2 Feb 1933
Extent:
1 volume (115 folios)

6522. IOR/R/15/6/55

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/55
Title:
File XXXIII/12. EDUCATION of SAIYID SAID BIN TAIMUR 1916-1926.
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence in the form of letters between British officials in Muscat, Bushire and Simla, and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Taimur bin Faisal al-Bu Sa‘idi, regarding the education of his son Sa‘id bin Taimur, who was born in 10 August 1910. Initially, the Sultan was keen ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
16 May 1916-9 Sep 1927
Extent:
1 volume (63 folios)

6523. IOR/R/15/6/56

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/56
Title:
File XXXIV/3 PROLONGATION of COMMERCIAL TREATY. 1919-1931
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence in the form of letters, reports and notes between British officials in Muscat, Bushire, and New Delhi and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman regarding the renewal of the Anglo-Muscat Commercial Treaty of 1891. The original Treaty was signed between the British Go...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
16 Jan 1919-26 Oct 1931
Extent:
1 volume (247 folios)

6524. IOR/R/15/6/57

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/57
Title:
File XXXV/3 Administrative Reforms in Muscat. Appointment of a British Financial Minister to Muscat State (Mr. Bertram S. Thomas) 1924 to 1928
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence in the form of telegrams and letters regarding the appointment of Mr Bertram Sidney Thomas as Financial Minister to Muscat State. Before starting his new position at Muscat in April 1925, Thomas worked as an Assistant British Representative to the Palestine Admin...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
17 Mar 1924-30 Apr 1928
Extent:
1 file (124 folios)

6525. 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)

6526. IOR/R/15/6/59

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/59
Title:
File XXXVI/1 CEREMONIALS, HONOURS & REWARDS. - SALUTES. 1887-1926.-
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence in the form of telegrams and letters regarding the question of the relative rank of Royal Navy Commanders and Foreign Consuls in the Gulf for special occasions such as Durbars, processions and other public ceremonies under the direct control of the Government o...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
13 Apr 1873-13 Apr 1926
Extent:
1 volume (106 folios)

6527. IOR/R/15/6/60

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/60
Title:
File XXXVIII/1 Sur and the Amirs of Ja‘alan. Sur Affairs 1918 to 1925
Scope & Content:
The file contains extracts from work diaries, letters and reports related to tribal disturbances in Oman, mainly in Sur and Ja'alan [Ja'lan]. Rebelling against the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, the Amirs of Ja'alan [Emirs of Ja'lan] Bani Bu Ali claimed the right to rule over Sur and to pay no custo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Gujarati
Date Range:
25 Jul 1918-28 Aug 1925
Extent:
1 file (70 folios)

6528. IOR/R/15/6/61

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/61
Title:
File XXXVIII/2 Sur correspondence
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Mar 1923-6 Sep 1926
Extent:
1 file

6529. IOR/R/15/6/62

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/62
Title:
‘File XXXVIII/3 SUR AFFAIRS. SUR & THE AMIRS OF JA‘ALAN. 1927 to oct: 1928.’
Scope & Content:
The volume starts with an index (ff 4-8) which lists the subjects of the correspondence in the volume. The correspondence in the volume is in the form of letters, telegrams and reports related to the internal affairs taking place at Sur and the involvement of various tribes in those affairs, mai...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
5 Feb 1927-10 Oct 1928
Extent:
1 volume (308 folios)

6530. IOR/R/15/6/63

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/63
Title:
‘File XXXVIII/4 BOMBARDMENT of SUR. OCT:- NOV: 1928.’
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence in the form of letters, telegrams and reports related to events taking place at Sur and the involvement of various Omani tribes, mainly the Bani Bu Ali and the Janabah. The events at Sur include: attacks made on merchants and caravans; the besieging of forts; t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
28 Sep 1928-21 Nov 1928
Extent:

1 volume (176 folios)

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