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291. IOR/R/15/6/309

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/309
Title:
File 9/5 Naval & Shipping: Facilities for Royal Navy at Muscat Sultanate
Scope & Content:
Correspondence and other papers concerning the establishment and maintenance of naval facilities within the territories of the Muscat Sultanate. Proposals for the following facilities are covered by the file: an examination service at Khassab for ships entering the Persian Gulf; a small station ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
9 Jun 1942-9 Jun 1948
Extent:
1 file (134 folios)

292. IOR/R/15/6/386

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/386
Title:
File 11/34 III Muscat War Subsidy and Defence of Arab Side of Gulf
Scope & Content:
This volume contains correspondence concerning arrangements for the defence of Muscat (with occasional references to other locations in the Gulf more broadly, including Kuwait). Much of this correspondence relates to the details of a financial 'war subsidy' paid to the Sultan of Muscat and Oman,...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
23 Oct 1939-10 Mar 1941
Extent:
1 volume (188 folios)

293. IOR/R/15/6/403

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/403
Title:
File 12/1 I CABLE & WIRELESS LTD: September 1935 - Oct 1941.
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the operations of Cable and Wireless Limited at Muscat. The papers include: the introduction by the Company of a cable running direct from Karachi to Muscat, and from Muscat to Bushire, and the enlargement of the cable station at Muscat, 1935; the issuing of a licence to the C...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
2 Sep 1935-29 Oct 1941
Extent:
1 volume (176 folios)

294. IOR/R/15/6/410

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/410
Title:
File 12/4 TELEGRAMS SENT FROM SALALAH BY SULTAN OR HIS REPRESENTATIVE
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the procedure for the transmission of, and payment for, telegrams sent from Salalah [Şalālah] by Saiyid Said bin Taimur [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd], Sultan of Muscat and Oman, or his representative there. The papers show that in June 1947 the Royal Air Force (RAF) agreed to ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Mar 1947-19 Dec 1947
Extent:
1 file (47 folios)

295. IOR/R/15/6/466

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/466
Title:
File 19/3 H.D.M. Launches (For Sultan)
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence regarding the purchase of a number of launches [large motor boats] from the Royal Indian Navy by the Sultan of Muscat, Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd. Some of the correspondence also concerns the purchase of guns to be mounted on these boats. The primary corresp...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
14 Oct 1945-28 Nov 1948
Extent:
1 file (230 folios)

296. IOR/R/15/6/94

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/94
Title:
‘File 2/18 II. AVIATION B. ROYAL AIR FORCE. (3H) R. A. F. Landing Ground at Khor Jarama’
Scope & Content:
The file includes correspondence concerning the British Air Ministry’s request for the installation of a fuel tank at the landing ground at Khor Jarama. The installation contract was given to Khan Bahadur Nasib bin Mahomed and Son, Naval and Landing Contractor. The file also includes corresponde...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
6 Feb 1932-24 Aug 1933
Extent:
1 file (39 folios)

297. 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)

298. IOR/R/15/6/189

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/189
Title:
FILE 8/8 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: ZANZIBAR SUBSIDIES
Scope & Content:
This file concerns arrangements for payments of the Zanzibar subsidy by the Government of India to the Sultan of Muscat and Oman. The correspondence discusses details of advance payments, refunds, and receipts. Also discussed are details relating to a War Subsidy, to be paid from 1 May 1940 onwa...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
13 Dec 1939-9 Sep 1948
Extent:
1 file (138 folios)

299. IOR/R/15/6/201

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/201
Title:
File 8/16 II DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF CUSTOMS MUSCAT
Scope & Content:
This file concerns the position of Director-General of Customs, in the Government of Muscat and Oman. The correspondence covers the following: the return from leave of the current occupant of the position, M A Rashid (in post since 1946, on deputation from the Government of British India, now th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Nov 1948-7 Dec 1949
Extent:
1 file (10 folios)

300. IOR/R/15/6/203

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/203
Title:
File 8/16 IV DIRECTOR GENERAL OF CUSTOMS MUSCAT
Scope & Content:
Continuing on from the previous file [IOR/R/15/6/202], this file relates to Mohammad Abu Rashid, Director-General of Customs in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, who was employed on deputation from Customs House, Calcutta. Rashid's service in Muscat began in May 1946, and was extended in May 1...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Jun 1940-11 Oct 1951
Extent:
1 file (23 folios)