File [10/4] British relations with Ibn Sa`ud: activities of Faisal Al Duwish
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This file contains correspondence related to the British Government's relationship with Ibn Sa'ud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd]. Specifically, the correspondence concerns hostilities between the forces of Ibn Sa'ud and the Ikhwan during the rebellion led by Faisal al-Duw...
File 5/C Boundary questions: attacks on Ikhwan; dispute between Shaikh Salim and Ibn Sa`ud
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The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes from February 1919 to August 1920, mainly relating to boundary questions between Ibn Sa'ud and the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Salim [Shaikh Sālim al-Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ], as well as attacks on the Ikhwan and British relat...
The file contains two letters (dated 1949) in connection with the pay and allowances of two Indian nationals employed in the Persian Gulf Cadre (service) during the transition of power from Great Britain to India (Indian Independence) in 1947. The first letter is a submission from the Political ...
The volume, marked confidential, is Where's Where in Arabia, Mesopotamia and Persia, prepared by the General Staff, India, and printed in Simla by the Government Central Branch Press, in 1915. The volume is an index of places, arranged alphabetically. Each place has reference to the Survey of In...
File 8/3 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: GWADUR/KALAT RELATIONS – SALE OF GWADUR
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This file mainly concerns the status of Muscat-controlled Gwadur [Gwadar]. The main subject of discussion is the possibility of Kalat State seeking to purchase Gwadur from the Sultan of Muscat, or even using force to take control of the territory. Related matters of discussion include the followi...
File 9/22 Naval & Shipping: Movements of other foreign warships in the Gulf
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Correspondence concerning the visit of French naval vessel Bougainville to Muscat. The correspondence is between the Political Agent in Muscat, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, French Consul in Bombay [Mumbai], and representatives of the Sultan of Muscat. The papers cover notice of the imp...
File 9-B/4 Naval & Shipping: Visit of Siam's Training Ship
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Correspondence concerning the visit of a Siamese [Thai] naval training vessel Chao Phya to Mirbat, Oman. The papers cover the notice given for the visit and some discussion of what might be the true reasons for the visit. Correspondence comes from: the Political Agency, Muscat; Political Residenc...
File 11/4 Diaries and reports: Mr Dowson's notes on Smail - dates, etc
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This file consists of two copies of a report titled Notes on a few days' journey to the west of Maskat [Muscat], written by Valentine Hugh Wilfred Dowson in 1927, and contains related correspondence between: the Political Agent at Muscat and the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf.
FILE NO: 14/16 NAME: MUSCAT'S POSITION IN RELATION TO THE STERLING AREA
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This file is comprised of correspondence on whether Muscat is to be considered as within the Sterling Area. The correspondents are the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Political Agent, Muscat; the Secretary of State for India; and the Government of India, External Affairs Department. ...
'FILE NO: 14/17 NAME: MUSCAT GOVERNMENT AGENTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND INDIA'
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The file comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to the appointment of agents for the government of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman in the United Kingdom and India. The discussion in the file relates to the procurement of terms from different companies a...
