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161. IOR/L/PS/12/2886

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2886
Title:
Coll 17/24 ‘Iraq. Internal. New Iraqi Income Tax Law. Effect on British aircraft and shipping.’
Scope & Content:
The file contains papers mostly relating to the following: the objections of HM Government to Article 6 of the draft Iraq Salaries and Allowances Tax Law of 1930; and the liability of British aircraft and shipping companies operating in Iraq to income tax under Article 29 of the Iraq Income Tax ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
29 Dec 1930-9 May 1935
Extent:
1 file (182 folios)

162. IOR/L/PS/12/2889

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2889
Title:
Coll 17/27 'Iraq. Medical services'
Scope & Content:
The file contains papers relating to the desire of the Government of Iraq to engage an expert for a few months to reorganise the health service of Iraq (and the subsequent decision of the Iraqi Government not to proceed with the recruitment of this expert). The papers mostly consist of India O...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Feb 1936-8 Jun 1936
Extent:
1 file (41 folios)

163. IOR/L/PS/12/2954

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2954
Title:
Coll 20/3(2) 'Muscat: Relations with H. M. G.; Commercial Treaty: Revision of'
Scope & Content:
The volume contains letters, telegrams, minutes, and draft correspondence relating to the revision of the Anglo-Muscat Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation of 1891. The revision is based upon the proposals (folios 601-56) of Sultan Said bin Taimur of Muscat [Sa‘īd ibn Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
23 Nov 1937-8 Oct 1938
Extent:
1 volume (657 folios)

164. IOR/L/PS/12/2955

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2955
Title:
Coll 20/3(3) 'Muscat: Relations with HMG: Commercial Treaty, Revision of'
Scope & Content:
The file contains letters, telegrams, minutes, and draft correspondence relating to the revision of the Anglo-Muscat Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation of 1891. The papers cover the finalisation and signing of the new treaty on 5 February 1939. The majority of the file covers the fina...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
17 Oct 1938-19 Nov 1947
Extent:
1 file (344 folios)

165. IOR/L/PS/12/2963

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2963
Title:
Coll 20/11 'Muscat: Channel of communication between foreign governments and the Sultan; Visits of foreign naval vessels to Muscat'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence, minutes, and notes concerning visits to Muscat by French and Italian vessels and the discussion of the correct channels foreign states should go through to seek permission for such visits. The file covers the following visits: French warships Mondement and Alert...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
11 Feb 1926-9 Nov 1946
Extent:
1 file (121 folios)

166. IOR/L/PS/12/2966

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2966
Title:
Coll 20/14(1) 'Muscat: Tours of the Sultan to foreign countries (including India and USA)'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence relating to visits by the Sultan of Muscat, Said bin Taimur [Sa‘īd ibn Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd], to regions of Oman and foreign countries. The correspondence covers travel arrangements, reports of the visits by British officials, and the question of the Sultan's condu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Apr 1933-9 Apr 1947
Extent:
1 file (285 folios)

167. IOR/L/PS/12/2980

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2980
Title:
Coll 20/21 'Muscat: Royal family - Note on the Sultan'
Scope & Content:
Correspondence regarding the Muscat royal family, in particular the bicentenary of the Al Bu Said [Āl Bū Sa‘īd] dynasty. The majority of the papers concern the 200th anniversary of the Al Bu Said lineage attaining power in Oman in 1744. Several matters are discussed: the precise date on which t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Sep 1937-31 Jun 1945
Extent:

1 file (101 folios)

168. IOR/L/PS/12/3000

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3000
Title:
Coll 20/40 'Muscat: Sultan's request for appointment of a British Officer as Adviser to undertake improvements at Gwadur'
Scope & Content:
Correspondence relating to the effort to find a suitable officer to fill the role of adviser to the Sultan of Muscat, as requested by the Sultan himself. The papers cover the discussion over the requirements of the role, terms of service, and the long search for a suitable candidate, spanning ove...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 May 1945-8 May 1948
Extent:
1 file (185 folios)

169. IOR/L/PS/12/3002

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3002
Title:
Coll 20/42 'Muscat: Employment of Arab Refugees from Palestine in Muscat'
Scope & Content:
Copies of correspondence between the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf, Bahrain, the Foreign Office, the Colonial Office, and the Commonwealth Relations Office. The correspondence concerns the Sultan's wish to employ Palestinian refugees for various positions within government and appoint ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Jun 1949-8 Aug 1949
Extent:
1 file (10 folios)

170. IOR/L/PS/12/3307

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3307
Title:
Coll 25/4 'Orders-in-Council: Morocco; Disposal of British subjects convicted in Tangier'
Scope & Content:
Correspondence connected to the murder conviction in the Tangier International Zone of British subject, Ramchand Tarachand. Much of the correspondence is interdepartmental, between officials at the Foreign Office, Home Office, Colonial Office, and India Office, as well as those at the Foreign an...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
2 Apr 1931-8 Oct 1945
Extent:
1 file (365 folios)