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311. IOR/R/15/6/446

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/446
Title:
FILE NO: 14/16 NAME: MUSCAT'S POSITION IN RELATION TO THE STERLING AREA
Scope & Content:
This file is comprised of correspondence on whether Muscat is to be considered as within the Sterling Area. The correspondents are the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Political Agent, Muscat; the Secretary of State for India; and the Government of India, External Affairs Department. ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Apr 1947-9 Jun 1947
Extent:
1 file (8 folios)

312. IOR/R/15/6/447

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/447
Title:
'FILE NO: 14/17 NAME: MUSCAT GOVERNMENT AGENTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND INDIA'
Scope & Content:
The file comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to the appointment of agents for the government of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman in the United Kingdom and India. The discussion in the file relates to the procurement of terms from different companies a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Apr 1947-6 Nov 1948
Extent:
1 file (49 folios)

313. IOR/R/15/6/460

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/460
Title:
File 17/13 Acquisition of Gwadar Political Bungalow by Air Ministry for Imperial Airways
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the acquisition of a bungalow in Gwadur [Gwadar] by Imperial Airways. Prior to its purchase the bungalow was used primarily by British political officers passing through Gwadur. The correspondence also discusses the furnishing...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
27 Feb 1929-13 Feb 1942
Extent:
1 file (135 folios)

314. IOR/R/15/6/157, f 22

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/157, f 22
Title:
Chart Showing Pearl Banks Along Arabian Shore of the Persian Gulf between Ras Tanura and Dabai [Dubai]
Scope & Content:
Chart that shows the location of pearl banks along the 'Arabian' shore of the Persian Gulf from roughly Ras Tanura to Dubai. In addition to pearl banks, the chart also lists names of some coastal settlements and islands.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1937
Extent:
1 chart

315. IOR/R/15/6/157, f 24

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/157, f 24
Title:
Chart showing pearl banks along the Arabian shore of the Persian Gulf north of Ras Tanurah
Scope & Content:
Chart that shows the location of pearl banks along the 'Arabian' shore of the Persian Gulf north of Ras Tanura. In addition to pearl banks, the chart also lists names of some coastal settlements and islands.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1937
Extent:
1 chart

316. IOR/R/15/6/79

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/79
Title:
‘File 2/4 II. AVIATION. A. CIVIL AVIATION (1) Sanitary Administration on the Arab side of the Gulf’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence in the form of letters and notifications related to the outbreak of smallpox at Sharjah. Correspondents in the file discuss the necessity of the application of the International Sanitary Convention and of quarantine restrictions in the Persian Gulf on the Arabian...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
6 Jan 1936-10 Dec 1936
Extent:
1 file (59 folios)

317. IOR/R/15/6/233

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/233
Title:
File 8/52 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: SHAIKH ISSA BIN SALEH AND HIS FATHER'S CAREER (SHAIKH OF OMAN)
Scope & Content:
This file consists of a report entitled 'Sketch of the Careers of Saleh Bin Ali and his son Isa Bin Saleh: The Stormy Petrels of Oman Politics.' Written by the Political Agent and Consul at Muscat, the report comprises an account of the career of Saleh bin Ali bin Nasir of the El Harth tribe [Sh...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Apr 1930
Extent:
1 file (21 folios)

318. IOR/R/15/6/330

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/330
Title:
File 9/29 Naval & Shipping: Persian Gulf Mail & Steamer Services - Proposal to start Iraqi shipping company
Scope & Content:
Correspondence and other papers concerning a plan by Michael Hanna Shaikh of the Hanna Shaikh River Transport Company to form an Iraqi Shipping Company. The correspondence discusses any objections that the British Government might have and includes a letter from an employee of Mackinnon, Mackenz...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Jan 1947-10 Feb 1947
Extent:
1 file (8 folios)

319. IOR/R/15/6/394

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/394
Title:
File [11/4] Salute by H.H. the Sultan to Political Officers when leaving and returning to Muscat
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between the Political Agency in Muscat, the Government of India and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Faysal bin Turki. The correspondence concerns a disagreement that arose between the Agency and the Sultan as to whether or not he was obligated to fire a formal sal...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
29 Jan 1894-27 Aug 1894
Extent:
1 file (28 folios)

320. IOR/R/15/6/110

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/110
Title:
‘File 2/32 ACQUISITION OF PERMANENT AIR FACILITIES’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence in the form of letters, telegrams and reports related to the negotiation of either the acquisition or lease of a base at Masirah Island. The British Government acquired a base either by the purchase or exchange of Masirah Island for Kuria Muria or the lease of wh...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
17 Feb 1944-12 Aug 1948
Extent:
1 file (167 folios)