The volume contains correspondence related to the date gardens owned by the Shaikh of Kuwait, Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ, in southern Iraq. In particular, the correspondence concerns the alleged intention of the Iraqi Government to expropriate a portion of the Shaikh of Kuwait’s property at Faw. Th...
This volume relates to the finances of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman. The correspondence is primarily concerned with the Sultanate's customs tariffs. It features extensive discussion between the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, the Political Agent and Consul at Muscat and officials of ...
File 8/14 I MUSCAT FINANCE, REVENUE, TAXES. BUDGETS.
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This volume concerns matters relating to the finances of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, including its budgets and its revenue. It is largely comprised of copies of various kinds of financial statements, produced by the Government of Muscat's Director of Revenues and forwarded to the Political...
'File 8/22 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: KHASAB – SHAIKH HASSAN SHIHUH'
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This file relates to former occupants of the posts Wali of Khasab and Shaikh of Khasab, in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman. The correspondence primarily concerns Shaikh Hasan bin Muhammad, a former Shaikh of Khasab who was sentenced to twenty-two months' imprisonment by the Government of Muscat...
File 8/50 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: SAIYID ALI BIN FAISAL.
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Continuing on from the previous file in the sequence [IOR/R/15/6/228], this file concerns Saiyid Ali bin Faisal [Sayyid ‘Alī bin Fayṣal Āl Bū Sa‘īd], uncle of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd], who was admitted to a Government of India mental hospital at Yeravda (also ...
File 8/56 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: SAIYID HAMOOD BIN FAISAL
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This file relates to Sayyid Hamoud bin Faisal [Sayyid Hamūd bin Fayṣal Āl Bū Sa‘īd], an uncle of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd], and a resident of Zanzibar. The correspondence concerns a request from Hamoud bin Faisal for the renewal of his monthly allowance (also...
'File 8/64 II SULTAN'S RELATIONS WITH HIS TRIBES.'
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This file covers internal politics in and around the Sultanate of Muscat Oman. Much of the correspondence concerns the extent of control (or lack thereof) exercised by the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] in the Omani interior. Related matters of discussion include the fo...
This file relates to the renewal of the Commercial Treaty between Britain and Muscat. The original treaty of 1891 was given a term of twelve years, which was extended at regular intervals afterwards, initially for several years at a time and later on an annual basis. In 1939 a replacement treaty...
Continuing on from the previous file (IOR/R/15/6/261), this file relates to the conclusion of a new Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation between Britain and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd]. The file features the following principal correspondents: the Polit...
File 8/94 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: ADMINISTRATOR, GWADUR.
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This file concerns Abdur Rahman Qureshi, an official of the British Government of India, on deputation as Administrator at Gwadur [Gwadar]. The correspondence covers various matters relating to Abdur Rahman's previous and current employment, including the following: Requests made by the Politica...
