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Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Archive Reference (shelfmark) IOR/R Name Government of Muscat and Oman, Director-General of Customs, c 1934-c 1948

1. IOR/R/15/6/199

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/199
Title:
File 8/15 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: DEPUTATION OF A CUSTOMS OFFICER TO THE MUSCAT STATE.
Scope & Content:
This file concerns a request from the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] for the services of a Government of India customs officer. The correspondence covers requirements for the role, terms of service, the sourcing of potential candidates, and the deputation of Mohammed (a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
8 Dec 1938-18 Jan 1948
Extent:
1 file (57 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/6/200

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/200
Title:
File 8/16 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF CUSTOMS FORMERLY KNOWN AS FINANCIAL ADVISER
Scope & Content:
This file consists of correspondence concerning appointments in the Government of Muscat, specifically in relation to its customs and finance. It begins with discussion of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman's [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] wish to appoint an English official to the position of Financ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
14 Mar 1941-30 Dec 1948
Extent:
1 file (174 folios)

3. 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)

4. IOR/R/15/6/202

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/202
Title:
File 8/16 III Director-General of Customs, Muscat.
Scope & Content:
This file relates to Mohammad Abu Rashid, currently employed as Director-General of Customs in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman. The correspondence records that Rashid was appointed on deputation from Customs House, Calcutta, and that, prior to partition, while still in Muscat, he had opted for ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Mar 1948-1 Nov 1950
Extent:
1 file (15 folios)

5. 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)

6. IOR/R/15/6/292

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/292
Title:
File 8/96 Muscat State Landing Contractors.
Scope & Content:
This file relates to landing contractors at Muscat. The correspondence concerns the question of whether goods transhipped in Muscat harbour should be subject to landing charges. It follows a complaint from the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company regarding charges incurred for transhipping aviation petrol ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
8 Mar 1949-27 Oct 1949
Extent:
1 file (18 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/6/339

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/339
Title:
File 11/1 Muscat Administration Reports and related correspondence
Scope & Content:
This volume consists of correspondence concerning the Administration Annual Reports of the Muscat Political Agency and of the Muscat Infantry for the years 1942-43 to 1945-46 and contains copies of all the reports. The volume features the following principal correspondents: the Political Agent ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
12 Jan 1943-12 Feb 1947
Extent:
1 volume (241 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/6/340

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/340
Title:
File 11/1 III Muscat Administration Reports and related correspondence
Scope & Content:
This file consists of correspondence concerning the Annual Muscat Administration Annual Report for the years 1947-48 and contains a copy of the report. The file features the following principal correspondents: the Political Agent and Consul, Muscat; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1 Jan 1948-13 Mar 1948
Extent:
1 file (48 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/6/421

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/421
Title:
File 13/4 'ACTIVITIES OF SLAVE RUNNERS IN MUSCAT TERRITORY (MIR HASSAN)'
Scope & Content:
The file comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes relating to slave running in Muscat territory, in particular in the area near the customs post at Suwaiq. The principal correspondents are the Political Agent, Muscat, and the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
12 May 1942-27 Jul 1942
Extent:
1 file (11 folios)