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037-000242557 Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Name Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf, 1822-1971

1. IOR/R/15/6/451-453

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/451-453
Title:
File 16: Sinking of Norwegian ship, Dahpu in Muscat harbour
Scope & Content:
These files comprise 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, attempts at salvage, claims for compensation, and defensive measures in the harbour.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1943-1947
Extent:
3 files (465 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/6/298-331

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/298-331
Title:
File 9: Naval and Shipping
Scope & Content:
The sub-sub-series 'Naval and Shipping' covers the movements, facilities, protocols, and regulation of shipping at Muscat, other Omani ports, and within the Persian Gulf. Subjects covered by the file, include: Movements of British Naval vessels and officers Movements of foreign vessels Visits of...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, Farsi, and French
Date Range:
1923-1952
Extent:
34 files (1660 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/6/210

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/210
Title:
File 8/22 Muscat State Affairs. Khasab: Sheikh Hassan Shihuh
Scope & Content:
This file relates to a reported act of piracy near Lima [Ra’s Līmā’]. The correspondence describes an incident in which a cargo boat travelling from Karachi was reportedly plundered by a group of armed Baluchi men. The main correspondents are the following: the Political Agent and Consul, Musca...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
13 Dec 1939-2 Jan 1940
Extent:
1 file (12 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/6/238

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/238
Title:
File 8/60 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: MUSSANNAH AND YAL SA'AD.
Scope & Content:
This file relates to the Yal Sa`ad [Yāl Sa‘d], a tribe based on the Batinah coast. The correspondence discusses the reported resistance of Yal Sa`ad tribesmen to the establishment of customs houses in the area. It also discusses reported smuggling and slave trafficking by the tribe, and the grou...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
5 Feb 1920-8 Sep 1925
Extent:
1 file (131 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/6/206

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/206
Title:
File 8/21 II MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: DEPENDENCIES – SUR (OPERATIONS).
Scope & Content:
This file follows on from the previous file [IOR/R/15/6/205] in subject matter. It documents actions taken and considered by the Government of Muscat and Oman (with military assistance from the British Government) in order to assert its authority over the coastal town of Sur and the surrounding ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
19 Feb 1932-11 Jul 1934
Extent:
1 file (264 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/6/219

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/219
Title:
File 8/38 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: QWASIMI SHAIKH OF DHIBBA & HIS RELATIONS WITH THE STATE
Scope & Content:
This file concerns disputes between the two ruling shaikhs at Dibba and their relations with the Sultan of Muscat and Oman. The two shaikhs are described as follows: the Shihuh Shaikh, a subject of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, and the Qasimi Shaikh (also transliterated as Jowasimi in the file)...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
19 May 1932-18 Jul 1935
Extent:
1 file (45 folios)