Search

036-000242469 Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme

501. IOR/R/15/6/200

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/200
Title:
File 8/16 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF CUSTOMS FORMERLY KNOWN AS FINANCIAL ADVISER
Scope & Content:
This file consists of correspondence concerning appointments in the Government of Muscat, specifically in relation to its customs and finance. It begins with discussion of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman's [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] wish to appoint an English official to the position of Financ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
14 Mar 1941-30 Dec 1948
Extent:
1 file (174 folios)

502. IOR/R/15/6/231

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/231
Title:
File 8/51 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: SAIYID TARIQ & SAIYID FAHR BIN TAIMUR
Scope & Content:
This file relates to Saiyid Tariq bin Taimur [Tāriq bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] and Saiyid Fahr bin Taimur [Fahr bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd], both younger half-brothers of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd]. The correspondence covers the following: training undertaken by Saiyid...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
18 Jan 1945-11 Dec 1948
Extent:
1 file (94 folios)

503. IOR/R/15/6/282

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/282
Title:
File 8/90 II ECONOMIC, Agricultural & INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN MUSCAT TERRITORY
Scope & Content:
This file relates to the agricultural and industrial development of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman. The first half of the file concerns a report on the land resources of the province of Dhofar (also spelled as Dhufar), produced by Brian Joseph Hartley, Director of Agriculture, Aden. A copy of ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Mar 1948-31 Dec 1950
Extent:
1 file (59 folios)

504. IOR/R/15/6/293

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/293
Title:
File 8/97 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: MOTOR VEHICLES FOR SULTAN OF MUSCAT.
Scope & Content:
This file relates to the purchase of motor vehicles for the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] and the Muscat Infantry. It begins with enquiries made by the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf on behalf of the Sultan, following the Sultan's initial request to purchase se...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Jun 1947-14 Dec 1948
Extent:
1 file (89 folios)

505. IOR/R/15/6/308

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/308
Title:
File 9/5 Vol. 1 Naval & Shipping: A. British Navy: (5) Khor Kuwai
Scope & Content:
Correspondence and other papers relating to the establishment of British naval facilities at Khor Kuwai (also written Khor Quwai) in Muscat territory. The papers cover several related matters, including: the evacuation of naval stations at Henjam and Basidu; the inter-departmental discussion of ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1 Dec 1934-4 Jul 1941
Extent:
1 volume (188 folios)

506. IOR/R/15/6/322

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/322
Title:
File 9/22 Naval and Shipping: Movements of Other Foreign Warships in the Gulf
Scope & Content:
Correspondence and other papers relating to the visits of foreign naval vessels to the Persian Gulf. The papers mostly consist of notices given for such visits, correspondence connected to the effort to obtain permission for such visits and what protocol should be followed, and several reports o...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
25 Jun 1936-16 Sep 1948
Extent:
1 file (115 folios)

507. IOR/R/15/6/92

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/92
Title:
‘File 2/15 MASIRAH & SALALAH AIR FIELDS (CHARTER FLIGHTS)’
Scope & Content:
Folios 1-12 in the file are dated 1941-1942 and include correspondence between the Air Officer Commanding Royal Air Force, Iraq and the Political Agent, Muscat regarding the combination lock for the Royal Air Force (RAF) petrol store at Masirah Island. These folios together with the file notes f...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
23 Sep 1941-31 Dec 1948
Extent:
1 file (169 folios)

508. IOR/R/15/6/114

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/114
Title:
‘File 2/40 II AIR FACILITIES (CIVIL) MUSCAT. VOLUME II’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence in the form of telegrams and letters related to the Muscat Civil Air Agreement. The correspondence includes draft copies of the agreement, which contains the following: The heads of agreement between His Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom and the Sultan o...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
10 Dec 1946-7 Jul 1948
Extent:
1 file (256 folios)

509. IOR/R/15/6/192

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/192
Title:
File 8/10 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: MUNICIPAL & OTHER TAXES
Scope & Content:
This file relates to taxes in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman and the payment (or non-payment) of certain taxes by British subjects. Related matters covered in the correspondence include the following: the Political Agent and Consul at Muscat's request that the Sultan of Muscat and Oman make th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
31 Jul 1939-8 Dec 1944
Extent:
1 file (65 folios)

510. IOR/R/15/6/228

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/228
Title:
File 8/50 Muscat State Affairs: Saiyid Ali bin Faisal
Scope & Content:
This file concerns Saiyid Ali bin Faisal [Sayyid ‘Alī bin Fayṣal Āl Bū Sa‘īd], uncle of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd]. It specifically relates to Ali bin Faisal's admission to a Government of India mental hospital at Yeravda (also spelled Yaravda) in Poona [Pune], ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
9 Aug 1941-3 Jan 1945
Extent:
1 file (204 folios)