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037-000242557 Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Place Sur, Asia, Oman

1. IOR/R/15/6/208

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/208
Title:
'File 8/21 SUR – General.'
Scope & Content:
This file consists of two letters received by the Political Agent and Consul at Muscat, Major Frederick Charles Leslie Chauncy, from the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, William Rupert Hay. The longer letter is a copy of a letter from the Political Resident to the Secretary of State for F...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Apr 1950
Extent:
1 file (4 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/6/346

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/346
Title:
File 11/3 Diaries and reports: Capt O'Connor's report on Oman
Scope & Content:
This file consists of a Military Report on Oman by Captain R L O'Connor, and a letter from the Deputy Director, Military intelligence in New Delhi to the Political Agent at Muscat, enclosing copies of O'Connor's reports on the routes from Muscat to Sohar and Muscat to Sur.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1930-26 Feb 1930
Extent:
1 file (53 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/6/102

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/102
Title:
‘File 2/22 II. AVIATION. B. ROYAL AIR FORCE. (3L) R.A.F. Landing Ground at Sur.’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence related to the possibility of establishing a landing ground at Sur for the Royal Air Force (RAF), which was to be within easy access of the town. The proposal was dropped later owing to the Sultan’s unwillingness and the risk of creating trouble at Sur. The file ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Oct 1934-26 Jun 1935
Extent:
1 file (19 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/6/207

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/207
Title:
File 8/21 Muscat State Affairs: Dependencies – Sur (Operations)
Scope & Content:
This file relates to two separate subjects. The first is the reported murder of Abdullah bin Ahmad al-Rawaf, a Saudi Arabian subject, by Beni Hasan tribesmen. The second is a trip to Sur, which was recently undertaken by the Political Agent and Consul at Muscat, Major Tom Hickinbotham. The corre...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
7 Oct 1938-4 Nov 1940
Extent:
1 file (16 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/6/300

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/300
Title:
File 9/1 III Visits of His Majesty's Ships
Scope & Content:
Correspondence and other papers relating to the visits of British Navy ships to Muscat and other Oman ports. Most of the papers are notifications of the arrival and departure of HM Ships into and out of Muscat and of the expected movements of such ships within the wider Persian Gulf region. Matt...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
6 Jan 1950-31 Dec 1950
Extent:
1 file (86 folios)

6. 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)

7. IOR/R/15/6/205

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/205
Title:
File 8/21 II SUR
Scope & Content:
This volume relates to measures taken by the Government of Muscat and Oman (with the assistance of the British Government) to assert its authority over the town of Sur and the nearby village of Aiqa [Al ‘Ayjah]. The correspondence largely concerns customs control and the tense relations betwee...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
3 May 1931-20 Nov 1939
Extent:
1 volume (253 folios)