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032-000209245 Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Name Royal Navy, Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station, 1865-1941

1. IOR/R/15/6/305

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/305
Title:
'File 9/1 A IV Visit of C-in-C to Muscat'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence giving notice of the cancellation of the visit to Muscat by the Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station, planned for early 1951, and his intention not to visit the Persian Gulf in early 1952. The correspondence comes from the British Residency, Bahrain, and the Of...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Jan 1951-3 Jan 1952
Extent:
1 file (3 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/6/451

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/451
Title:
FILE NO: 16/19 VOLUME I Sinking of SS Dahpu in Muscat Harbour
Scope & Content:
The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to the sinking in June 1943 of SS Dahpu in Muscat harbour. Issues discussed include: Reports of the sinking The investigation into the cause of the sinking and list of casualties Organisation of a guard o...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
28 Jun 1943-27 Jul 1943
Extent:
1 file (110 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/2/668

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/668
Title:
‘File 28/1 O Prevention from sailing of Swedish, Finnish, etc. craft’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises two secret telegrams, sent by the C-in-C (Commander-in-Chief), E.I. (East Indies Station), both dated 29 April 1940. The first (f 2) states that ‘All Swedish, Finnish, Latvian and Estonian ships in British Ports and bound for Scandinavian, Danish or Baltic Ports should by some ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Apr 1940
Extent:
1 file (2 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/6/453

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/453
Title:
FILE NO: 16/19 VOLUME III Sinking of SS Dahpu in Muscat Harbour
Scope & Content:
The file comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to a the sinking of SS Dahpu in Muscat harbour. Issues discussed include: Claims for compensation The effect of the wreck of the Dahpu on anchorage in Muscat harbour Attempt at salvage of the wreck of SS Da...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
8 Jan 1945-24 Nov 1947
Extent:
1 file (88 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/6/303

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/303
Title:
File 9/1 A II Visit of Commander-in-Chief to Muscat
Scope & Content:
Correspondence and other papers relating to visits by the Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station, to Muscat. The file covers visits in early 1949 and 1950. The papers deal with matters such as notifying the Sultan of Muscat, the programme of events for the visits, lists of officers aboard visit...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Jan 1949-16 Dec 1949
Extent:
1 file (22 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/6/304

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/304
Title:
File 9/1 A III Visit of Commander-in-Chief to Muscat
Scope & Content:
Correspondence and other papers relating to visits by the Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station, to Muscat. The file covers a visit in early 1950 and a proposed visit in early 1951 which was later cancelled. The papers deal with matters such as notifying the Sultan of Muscat, the programme of ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Jan 1950-19 Dec 1950
Extent:
1 file (54 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/6/308

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/308
Title:
File 9/5 Vol. 1 Naval & Shipping: A. British Navy: (5) Khor Kuwai
Scope & Content:
Correspondence and other papers relating to the establishment of British naval facilities at Khor Kuwai (also written Khor Quwai) in Muscat territory. The papers cover several related matters, including: the evacuation of naval stations at Henjam and Basidu; the inter-departmental discussion of ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1 Dec 1934-4 Jul 1941
Extent:
1 volume (188 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/6/322

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/322
Title:
File 9/22 Naval and Shipping: Movements of Other Foreign Warships in the Gulf
Scope & Content:
Correspondence and other papers relating to the visits of foreign naval vessels to the Persian Gulf. The papers mostly consist of notices given for such visits, correspondence connected to the effort to obtain permission for such visits and what protocol should be followed, and several reports o...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
25 Jun 1936-16 Sep 1948
Extent:
1 file (115 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/2/686

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/686
Title:
‘File 28/6 War. Arrangements for the Control of Norwegian, Danish and other neutral ships, etc.’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises communications and correspondence relating to the restrictions and orders imposed by the British Government on foreign vessels, and in particular those regarded as neutral or ‘enemy’ during wartime. The papers chiefly relate to Danish and Norwegian vessels, prompted by the Ger...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Apr 1940-15 May 1942
Extent:
1 file (212 folios)

10. IOR/R/15/2/1657

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1657
Title:
File 19/3 III Visits of His Excellency the Naval Commander in Chief - East Indies
Scope & Content:
The file contains telegrams and correspondence regarding arrangements for official visits of the Naval Commander in Chief, East Indies Squadron, travelling to Bahrain and other Persian Gulf countries on HMS Shoreham between 1936 and 1937. The file contains programmes, lists of presents presente...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
31 Jul 1936-12 Oct 1937
Extent:
1 file (227 folios)