This volume contains papers related to the aftershocks of communal disturbances that took place in Gwadur [Gwadar] in March 1929 between Khojas/Aga Khanis [Ismailis] who were British subjects, and Baluchis, who were subjects of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman. During the troubles, which followed a...
This file contains a list of individuals resident in Gwadur alleged by the British authorities to be 'bad characters and disturbers of the peace'. The list is divided into two sections, 'Hindus' and 'Aga Khanis' [Isma'ilis], and contains entries for a total of twelve individuals.
File 11/27 Assistance to Political Officers in the Persian Gulf (Defence)
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This file contains a copy of a memorandum from the Persian Gulf Residency in Bahrain to the Political Agencies in Muscat, Bahrain and Kuwait concerning the circumstances in which Royal Navy ships could be called upon to render assistance to political officers in the Persian Gulf (folios 2-3). Als...
File 11/29 Policy of H.M. Government Regarding Arabian Affairs
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This file contains the following two documents related to the policy of the British Government in Arabia: A secret despatch written by Secretary of State for the Colonies, Philip Cunliffe-Lister, in February 1933 that discusses Britain's policy in regard to Arabian affairs with special reference...
File 11/29 Policy of H.M.Government regarding Arabian affairs
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This file contains correspondence between government and military officials concerning British Government policy on the 'Arab side' of the Persian Gulf and the impact of the formation of the Arab League on the Arab states of the Gulf. In addition to this correspondence, the file contains the fol...
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the response to events in Palestine in Oman and the broader Gulf region including Bahrain and Kuwait. Both public opinion and the reaction of the region's rulers are discussed. In addition to correspondence, the file contains ...
This file contains correspondence between British officials (primarily at the Political Residency in Bahrain, the Political Agency in Muscat and the Foreign Office) and the Government of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman regarding the employment of Palestinian refugees for government service in M...
This file contains correspondence regarding the employment of Palestinian teachers in the Middle East, primarily in government service in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman. This correspondence is between officials at the Political Agency in Muscat, the Foreign Office, the Political Residency in B...
File 11/32 IV Palestinian Arab Students as teachers for Muscat Govt.
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This file contains correspondence regarding the recruitment of Palestinian teachers in Lebanon to work for the Government of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman. The correspondence is between the Political Agency in Muscat, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, the Po...
File 11/33 Boundary of Dhofar and limits of political jurisdiction of Muscat and Aden
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This file consists of a Colonial Office letter related to the administration of the Kuria Muria [Khuriya Muriya] Islands (folios 2-3), a note on Dhufar written by Gordon Noel Jackson, Assistant Political Agent Muscat (folios 4-12), and an India Office letter regarding the boundary between Muscat ...
