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301. IOR/R/15/6/158

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/158
Title:
File 6-D/5 Foreign Interests: Persian Consul's Visit to Gwadar
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence concerning a visit to Gwadur made by A H Meftah, the Persian Vice-Consul in Quetta without permission from the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Sa'id bin Taymur Al Bu Sa'id. The correspondence in the file is mainly between officials at the British Agency in Gwadur, th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
11 Mar 1934-10 Jan 1935
Extent:
1 file (27 folios)

302. IOR/R/15/6/226

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/226
Title:
File 8/44 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: APPOINTMENT OF CONSUL IN INDIA.
Scope & Content:
This file concerns the Sultan of Muscat and Oman's [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] interest in appointing a Muscat Consul in India, specifically in Bombay. It features the following correspondents: the Political Agent and Consul, Muscat; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; officials of th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Dec 1937-6 May 1946
Extent:
1 file (13 folios)

303. IOR/R/15/6/301

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/301
Title:
File 9/1 IV Visits of HM Ships
Scope & Content:
Correspondence and other papers relating to the visits of British Navy vessels to Muscat and other ports and islands within Muscat territories. Most of the papers are notifications of the arrival and departure of HM ships into and out of Muscat. Particular attention is given to the official visi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Mar 1951-30 Dec 1951
Extent:
1 file (46 folios)

304. IOR/R/15/6/421

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/421
Title:
File 13/4 'ACTIVITIES OF SLAVE RUNNERS IN MUSCAT TERRITORY (MIR HASSAN)'
Scope & Content:
The file comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes relating to slave running in Muscat territory, in particular in the area near the customs post at Suwaiq. The principal correspondents are the Political Agent, Muscat, and the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
12 May 1942-27 Jul 1942
Extent:
1 file (11 folios)

305. IOR/R/15/6/425

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/425
Title:
File 14/1 III Oil concession in Muscat
Scope & Content:
The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to oil concessions in Muscat territory. The discussion in the volume relates to the following issues: Agreement between HM Government and Petroleum Concessions Ltd (ff 17-19) Sultan's negotiations with Pe...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Oct 1937-14 Sep 1938
Extent:
1 volume (295 folios)

306. IOR/R/15/6/435

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/435
Title:
File 14/3 OIL FIELDS IN THE GULF OUTSIDE MUSCAT TERRITORY
Scope & Content:
The file comprises correspondence relating to negotiations for concessions to undertake oil exploration in the Gulf. The file includes (ff 5-9) a letter from the Secretary of State for India, London, to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Trenchard Craven William Fowle). This letter has...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Nov 1935-4 Dec 1935
Extent:
1 file (11 folios)

307. IOR/R/15/6/187

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/187
Title:
File 8/3 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: GWADUR/KALAT RELATIONS – SALE OF GWADUR
Scope & Content:
This file mainly concerns the status of Muscat-controlled Gwadur [Gwadar]. The main subject of discussion is the possibility of Kalat State seeking to purchase Gwadur from the Sultan of Muscat, or even using force to take control of the territory. Related matters of discussion include the followi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Jan 1948-13 Sep 1948
Extent:
1 file (28 folios)

308. IOR/R/15/6/321

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/321
Title:
File 9/22 Naval & Shipping: Movements of other foreign warships in the Gulf
Scope & Content:
Correspondence concerning the visit of French naval vessel Bougainville to Muscat. The correspondence is between the Political Agent in Muscat, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, French Consul in Bombay [Mumbai], and representatives of the Sultan of Muscat. The papers cover notice of the imp...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Feb 1935-11 Feb 1935
Extent:
1 file (6 folios)

309. IOR/R/15/6/323

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/323
Title:
File 9-B/4 Naval & Shipping: Visit of Siam's Training Ship
Scope & Content:
Correspondence concerning the visit of a Siamese [Thai] naval training vessel Chao Phya to Mirbat, Oman. The papers cover the notice given for the visit and some discussion of what might be the true reasons for the visit. Correspondence comes from: the Political Agency, Muscat; Political Residenc...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Dec 1935-3 Jan 1936
Extent:
1 file (19 folios)

310. IOR/R/15/6/347

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/347
Title:
File 11/4 Diaries and reports: Mr Dowson's notes on Smail - dates, etc
Scope & Content:
This file consists of two copies of a report titled Notes on a few days' journey to the west of Maskat [Muscat], written by Valentine Hugh Wilfred Dowson in 1927, and contains related correspondence between: the Political Agent at Muscat and the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Jun 1927-3 Apr 1929
Extent:
1 file (128 folios)