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441. IOR/R/15/6/261

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/261
Title:
File 8/65 IX RENEWAL of COMMERCIAL TREATY
Scope & Content:
Continuing on from the previous file (IOR/R/15/6/260), this file relates to the termination and proposed replacement of the 1939 Commercial Treaty between Britain and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman. Most of the correspondence concerns the drafting of a new treaty between the two parties (even...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
13 Aug 1951-14 Oct 1951
Extent:
1 file (119 folios)

442. IOR/R/15/6/272

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/272
Title:
File 8/78 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: RENDITION OF GWADUR TO KALAT.
Scope & Content:
This file concerns British policy regarding the Muscat territory of Gwadur [Gwadar, Pakistan; it is written as Gwadar in some of the correspondence]. The correspondence includes the following: Discussion in 1913-1914 as to whether the Government of India should consider the cession (the correspo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Oct 1913-25 Jun 1948
Extent:
1 file (94 folios)

443. IOR/R/15/6/239

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/239
Title:
File 8/61 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: FUJERAH.
Scope & Content:
This file relates to the Shaikh of Fujairah (transliterations vary throughout), Hamad bin Abdullah [Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Abdullāh Āl Sharqī], and his relations with the Shaikh of Shargah [Sharjah]. The correspondence begins with reports that the Shaikh of Fujairah – nominally considered to be subo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
6 Mar 1902-25 Sep 1927
Extent:
1 file (71 folios)

444. IOR/R/15/6/267

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/267
Title:
File 8/76 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: INDIAN OFFICERS OF THE MUSCAT INFANTRY ON DEPUTATION ETC: FROM THE INDIAN ARMY.
Scope & Content:
This file concerns VCOs (Viceroy's Commissioned Officers) from the Indian Army who have been selected for deputation with the Muscat Infantry (also referred to as the Muscat Regiment and the Muscat Levy Corps). The correspondence discusses the status of named VCOs, including details of their ter...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
19 Mar 1944-8 Jan 1948
Extent:
1 file (236 folios)

445. IOR/R/15/6/80

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/80
Title:
File 2/6 KARACHI - ADEN AIR ROUTE by IMPERIAL AIRWAYS (B.O.A.C). II-A/8
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence in the form of telegrams, letters, and reports related to the establishment of the Karachi-Aden, and the Muscat-Aden Air routes. The correspondence in the volume is also about the agreement between the Government of India and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman to...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
8 May 1941-8 Jan 1942
Extent:
1 volume (246 folios)

446. IOR/R/15/6/196

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/196
Title:
File 8/14 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: MUSCAT STATE FINANCES & FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
Scope & Content:
This file concerns matters relating to the finances of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman. It is largely comprised of copies of various kinds of financial statements, produced by the Government of Muscat and Oman and forwarded to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf by the Political Agent an...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
26 Jan 1939-7 Apr 1948
Extent:
1 file (246 folios)

447. IOR/R/15/6/199

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/199
Title:
File 8/15 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: DEPUTATION OF A CUSTOMS OFFICER TO THE MUSCAT STATE.
Scope & Content:
This file concerns a request from the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] for the services of a Government of India customs officer. The correspondence covers requirements for the role, terms of service, the sourcing of potential candidates, and the deputation of Mohammed (a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
8 Dec 1938-18 Jan 1948
Extent:
1 file (57 folios)

448. IOR/R/15/6/215

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/215
Title:
File [VIII D/3] H.H. THE SULTAN SAIYID TAIMUR ACCESSION 1913.
Scope & Content:
This volume concerns the political situation in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, following the death of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Fayṣal bin Turkī Āl Bū Sa‘īd], on 5 October 1913, and the accession of his son, Saiyid Taimur bin Faisal [Taymūr bin Fayṣal bin Turkī Āl Bū Sa‘īd]. The main top...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
28 Sep 1913-19 Nov 1913
Extent:
1 volume (39 folios)

449. IOR/R/15/6/221

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/221
Title:
File 8/38 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: QWASIMI SHAIKH OF DHIBBA'S RELATIONS WITH THE STATE
Scope & Content:
This file, continuing on from the previous file in the sequence [IOR/R/15/6/220], concerns an ongoing dispute between the Qawasim [Āl Qawāsim] and the Shihuh, two tribes residing at Diba [Dibba, transliterated in various ways throughout the file]. The correspondence, which discusses reports of...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1 Jul 1944-17 Apr 1945
Extent:
1 file (26 folios)

450. IOR/R/15/6/235

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/235
Title:
File 8/54 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: AFFAIRS OF MEMBERS OF RULING FAMILY
Scope & Content:
This file relates to the financial affairs of the ruling family of Muscat. The correspondence mainly concerns British objections to an arrangement by which the Muscat State acts as a debt collecting agency on behalf of creditors against members of the ruling family. The system reportedly encoura...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
17 Apr 1930-3 Jul 1934
Extent:
1 file (28 folios)