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1. IOR/L/PS/12/261

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/261
Title:
PZ 6598/38 'Muscat and Oman: survey of the channel inside Masirah Island off the coast of Oman'
Scope & Content:
The file consists of correspondence regarding the proposed survey of the channel inside Masirah Island [Jazīrat Maşīrah] off the coast of Oman by the surveying ship HMS Challenger. Correspondents include the Admiralty Intelligence Division, and the India Office. The file includes a divider whi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Sep 1938-27 Sep 1938
Extent:
1 file (2 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/12/1951

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1951
Title:
Coll 5/6 ‘Muscat-Aden Air Route: Survey of Masirah Island’
Scope & Content:
The file is concerned with the establishment of facilities along the southern coast of Oman for a proposed Muscat-Aden air route. It predominantly consists of reports on expeditions to establish (or repair) landing grounds and petrol storage facilities at the following locations: Masirah Island,...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Apr 1931-18 Aug 1938
Extent:
1 file (169 folios)

3. IOR/L/PS/12/2039

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2039
Title:
Coll 5/77 ‘Muscat: including activities of U.S. Air Force and Pan-American Airways in the Middle East’
Scope & Content:
The file is concerned with the operations of Pan American Airlines in the Middle East; British officials were concerned that the airline was using the war as a pretext for commercial penetration of British controlled territories. The file therefore covers the militarisation of Pan American Airli...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Dec 1941-19 Oct 1946
Extent:
1 file (206 folios)

4. IOR/L/PS/12/3928

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3928
Title:
Coll 30/191 ‘Persian Gulf. Defence of the Persian Gulf. Establishment of aircraft facilities at Socotra and Salalah (Muscat) and Assembly Port at Masira Bay.’
Scope & Content:
The file contains papers, mostly correspondence, relating to defence facilities in the Persian Gulf and on, or near, the Southern Arabian Coast. It includes papers relating to the following: The construction of a naval ammunition store on Jiddah Island (also spelled Jidda Island in the file), ne...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
30 Aug 1939-1 Nov 1946
Extent:
1 file (482 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/2/514

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/514
Title:
‘File 13/5 Assistance to Imperial Airways & Accidents to their Craft’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence on a number of different, air-related matters, and is not restricted to air accidents suffered by Imperial Airways aircraft. The principal correspondents in the file are the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Political Agent in Bahrain, and the Political Off...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Mar 1933-5 Aug 1944
Extent:
1 file (183 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/2/631

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/631
Title:
File 23/4 Lease of Masira Island to H.M.G.
Scope & Content:
Correspondence discusses the issues involved in the purchase or lease of Masirah Island to Her Majesty's Government including: letter (ff 4-5) from R Peel, India Office to M R Bridgeman, Ministry of Fuel and Power. Discussion of a proposal to approach the Sultan of Muscat to sell or lease Masira...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Jul 1944-29 Aug 1944
Extent:
1 file (13 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/2/1381

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1381
Title:
‘File 12/11 Piracy. (1) Alleged piracy in Muscat territory of boom belonging to Ibrahim bin Juma Doi, merchant of Muharraq Bahrain (2) Jolliboat No. 1495 BN belonging to Mohamed bin Amin of Muharraq reported missing since 2 June 1935’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises correspondence relating to at least two alleged or suspected cases of piracy. The first case in the file (case number 2 in the file title) comprises a letter from Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Advisor to the Government of Bahrain, to the Political Agent at Bahrain (Lieutenant-Co...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
2 Jun 1935-24 Aug 1937
Extent:
1 file (43 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/6/80

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/80
Title:
File 2/6 KARACHI - ADEN AIR ROUTE by IMPERIAL AIRWAYS (B.O.A.C). II-A/8
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence in the form of telegrams, letters, and reports related to the establishment of the Karachi-Aden, and the Muscat-Aden Air routes. The correspondence in the volume is also about the agreement between the Government of India and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman to...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
8 May 1941-8 Jan 1942
Extent:
1 volume (246 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/6/81

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/81
Title:
File 2/6 II/A-8- Volume II. Karachi - Aden Civil Air Route.
Scope & Content:
The volume contains telegrams, letters, and reports related to the agreement between the British and the Muscat and Oman governments to build air facilities/landing grounds at Salalah, Masirah and Ras al-Hadd and the use of those grounds by the Royal Air Force as a war measure. The volume also c...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
8 Jan 1942-5 May 1942
Extent:
1 volume (262 folios)

10. IOR/R/15/6/82

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/82
Title:
File 2/6 Southern Arabian Air Route. II-A/8
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence in the form of telegrams, letters, and reports related to the air facilities/landing grounds at Salalah, Masirah and Ras al-Hadd used by the Royal Air Force (RAF) as a war measure. The correspondence is related to the arrangement for engineers and workers to be...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
11 Apr 1942-23 Jun 1942
Extent:
1 volume (169 folios)