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Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Archive Reference (shelfmark) IOR/R Name Dowson, Valentine Hugh Wilfred, army officer, 1896-1980

1. IOR/R/15/1/460

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/460
Title:
35/149 I (A 67) Batineh date trade. Dowson's reports
Scope & Content:
Consists of a report by Valentine Hugh Wilfred Dowson entitled 'Notes on a few day's journey to the West of Maskat'. The report is divided into sections including climate; geology; communications; flora and fauna. There then follows three sections on agriculture. Agriculture I reports on labour,...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Nov 1927-28 Aug 1931
Extent:
1 volume (78 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/6/276

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/276
Title:
File 8/85 I MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: BRITISH ADVISER FOR MUSCAT (ALSO FINANCIAL ADVISER)
Scope & Content:
This file concerns efforts by the British authorities to recruit a British adviser for Muscat, on behalf of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd]. The file begins with details of a request from the Sultan to appoint an officer (preferably British) as Minister for Foreign A...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Mar 1945-11 Dec 1948
Extent:
1 file (237 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/6/347

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/347
Title:
File 11/4 Diaries and reports: Mr Dowson's notes on Smail - dates, etc
Scope & Content:
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.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Jun 1927-3 Apr 1929
Extent:
1 file (128 folios)