'File 2/21- Vol III. BAIT AL FALAG (MUSCAT) LANDING GROUND.’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence related to the availability of the landing ground at Muscat, and the importance of obtaining permission from the Government of Muscat and Oman for aircraft to land there at least 48 hours in advance.
The file contains descriptions of eleven routes in Muscat and Oman, and the Trucial Coast, drawing on various sources of information. The entry for each route gives a general description, the distance, and the number of stages/approximate travelling time. The routes are: Dibah to Ras al Khaimah ...
File 5/16 EMPLOYMENT UNDER H.M.GOVERNMENT: MINISTERIAL STAFF
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the recruitment of staff of the Political Agency, Muscat (and the British Agency, Gwadur [Gwadar]) for service under HM Government, following the handover of responsibility for the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf from the Government of India to the Foreign Office. The ...
File 6/2 Foreign Interests: Discontinuance of American Consulate at Muscat
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This file contains correspondence sent from the British Political Agency and Consulate in Muscat to the Political Residency in Bushire concerning the closure of the US Consulate in Muscat. It also contains a limited amount of correspondence on the same subject between the British Political Agenc...
File 6/8 Foreign Interests: Persian Intrigue in Connection with Gwadar
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This file contains correspondence between the Political Agency in Muscat, the British Agency in Gwadur and officials of the Government of India concerning reports of a group of armed Iranians crossing the Indo-Iranian border into Gwadur (then a part of the territory of the Sultanate of Muscat and...
This file contains copies of anti-Communist publications and briefings that were produced by the Foreign Office and sent to British diplomatic posts throughout the Middle East including the Political Agency and Consulate in Muscat. It contains copies of the following documents: 'Foundations of S...
This file consists of three copies of the following document: 'A summary of evidence available from the files of the Political Residency, Bahrain, in support of the claims of Qatar, Abu Dhabi and Muscat to the areas on their side of the boundary lines with Saudi Arabia as defined by His Majesty...
File 6/38 Aviation: Flights of and into Foreign Countries
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This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding permission for private flights to pass over and land in the various states of the Persian Gulf. Much of this correspondence relates to a proposed trip to the region by the Egyptian aviator, Hassan Anis Pasha. The French languag...
This file consists of a single brief letter from the Political Agent and Consul at Muscat to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bahrain. The letter reports on the visit to Muscat of the Shaikh of Jabal Akdhar [Jabal Akhdar, Oman], named as Shaikh Suleiman bin Hamayar.
File 8/96 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: LANDING CONTRACT, MUSCAT.
Scope & Content:
This file consists of a copy of an agreement made between the Wazir to the Sultan of Muscat and Oman and Messrs Khan Bahadur Nasib ibn Mohamad and Son, Muscat. The agreement grants the latter permission to land cargo from steamers for a period of two years.
