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2641. IOR/R/15/6/126

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/126
Title:
File 3/8 Books etc: Transliteration of vernacular names and places.
Scope & Content:
The file contains papers of the Political Agency, Muscat, concerning the transliteration of personal and place names in India and the Persian Gulf. The papers were compiled in response to requests from the Government of India for standardisation in the translation of vernacular names. The paper...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, Pashto, and Persian
Date Range:
25 Mar 1903-10 Dec 1932
Extent:
1 file (81 folios)

2642. IOR/R/15/6/137

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/137
Title:
File 5/6 PROPOSAL TO APPOINT A BRITISH AGENT AT SALALAH
Scope & Content:
The file concerns proposals for the appointment of a British Agent at Salalah, the capital of the province of Dhofar in Muscat and Oman. The proposed appointment was considered necessary because of the prospective inauguration of an air route along the southern coast of Arabia, and because the S...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Oct 1941-27 Nov 1942
Extent:
1 file (23 folios)

2643. IOR/R/15/6/148

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/148
Title:
File 6-B/4 Foreign Interests: Closure of French Consulate at Bushire
Scope & Content:
This file consists of a single letter in French (with a cover note in English) sent from the Consul General of France in Bushire to the British Political Resident and Consul General in Bushire. The letter confirms the closure of the French Consulate in Bushire effective from 31 August 1934.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
25 Aug 1934-3 Sep 1934
Extent:
1 file (3 folios)

2644. IOR/R/15/6/168

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/168
Title:
File 6/29 Foreign Interests: Relations between Najd and Transjordania
Scope & Content:
This file consists of a copy of an extract from a letter that was composed by the British Legation in Jeddah regarding relations between Nejd [Saudi Arabia] and Trans-Jordania [the Emirate of Trans-Jordan].
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 May 1936
Extent:
1 file (3 folios)

2645. 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)

2646. IOR/R/15/6/315

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/315
Title:
File 9/19 Naval and Shipping: Limits of Persian Territorial Waters
Scope & Content:
Correspondence covering the discussion of what action should be taken in the event of a British subject being arrested at the outer anchorage at Bushire. The correspondence comes from officials at the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf, the British Legation in Tehran, and the Foreign Office.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Jan 1938
Extent:
1 file (6 folios)

2647. IOR/R/15/6/377

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/377
Title:
File 11/29 Policy of H.M. Government Regarding Arabian Affairs
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Sep 1931-24 Mar 1933
Extent:
1 file (26 folios)

2648. IOR/R/15/6/392

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/392
Title:
File 11/44 Leading Personalities in Iraq, Iran & Saudi Arabia
Scope & Content:
This file contains copies of the following Foreign Office documents: 'Leading Personalities in Persia, 1947' (folios 3-20) 'Leading Personalities in Iraq, 1947' (folios 21-36) 'Leading Personalities in Saudi Arabia, 1948' (folios 37-47).
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Jun 1947-19 Jul 1948
Extent:
1 file (46 folios)

2649. IOR/R/15/6/409

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/409
Title:
File 12/3 II RAS-AL-HADD MAIL SERVICE PROPOSAL
Scope & Content:
The file concerns proposals for the improvement of the mail service in Muscat and Oman. Muscat was said in 1944 to have been 'ill supplied with mail facilities for many months, resulting in serious delays in delivery of official mail and excessive expenditure on telegrams' (folio 45). The commer...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Mar 1943-16 Dec 1944
Extent:
1 file (88 folios)

2650. IOR/R/15/6/413

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/413
Title:
File 12/10 Post Office - Muscat & Gwadur
Scope & Content:
The file concerns postal services at Muscat and Gwadar. The arrangements for postal services in the territories of Muscat and Oman were complicated from 1947 by the independence of India, and the transfer of responsibility for postal services from the Government of India to the Political Residen...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Jan 1945-29 Nov 1948
Extent:
1 file (208 folios)

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