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9971. IOR/R/15/6/274

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/274
Title:
File 8/82 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: GWADUR IMPROVEMENTS.
Scope & Content:
This file relates to the Muscat territory of Gwadur [Gwadar, Pakistan; it is written as Gwadar in some of the correspondence]. The file begins with discussion of a proposal from the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] to devote the whole of his Gwadur revenue to the improv...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Urdu
Date Range:
14 Feb 1945-27 Apr 1947
Extent:
1 file (276 folios)

9972. IOR/R/15/1/113

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/113
Title:
‘Book No 157 Old Index From May 1847 To November 1849’ Vol 157 Secret letters outward
Scope & Content:
The volume contains copies of letters sent by Major Samuel Hennell, British Political Resident in the Persian Gulf at Bushire, mainly to Arthur Malet, Secretary (later Chief Secretary) to the Government of Bombay in the Secret Department, at Bombay Castle. Their correspondence discusses events...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 May 1847-30 Nov 1849
Extent:
1 volume (140 folios)

9973. IOR/R/15/1/254

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/254
Title:
14/115 II B. 5. Abu Musa. Abu Musa oxide contracts and concession. Hassan Samaiyeh's dealings with the Germans.
Scope & Content:
Correspondence concerning the mining of red oxide on Abu Musa island owned by Shaikh Sagar bin Khaled of Sharjah. Letters reference the Protectorate Treaties 1897 clause that the Protectorate Sheikhs should on 'no account, cede, sell, mortgage or otherwise give for occupation any part of my terr...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
23 Aug 1906-13 Oct 1907
Extent:

1 volume (228 folios)

9974. IOR/R/15/1/268

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/268
Title:
14/163 II Ajman Sharjah Affairs 1. Attitude of Shaikh of Ajman 2. Misdeeds and Punishment of Bin Luta Family.
Scope & Content:
Correspondence discussing Ajman and Sharjah affairs. Includes discussion of the actions of 'Shaikh Homaid ben Abdol Aziz, Chief of Ajman' attempting to collect money from the Al Ben Lutah who were British subjects. Correspondence discusses the occupation of a watch tower which caused friction ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
7 Apr 1922-19 Dec 1929
Extent:
1 volume (285 folios)

9975. IOR/R/15/2/670

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/670
Title:
‘File 28/1 Q Provision of armed guard for British Overseas Airways Corporation Limited; Cable & Wireless etc.’
Scope & Content:
The first part of the file (ff 2-6), containing correspondence dated 1940, chiefly from the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) Station Superintendent at Bahrain, concerns the provision of armed guards as an anti-sabotage measure for BOAC aircraft on night stops at Bahrain. The correspon...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Sep 1940-25 Aug 1943
Extent:
1 file (20 folios)

9976. IOR/R/15/2/761

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/761
Title:
‘File 28/74 Oil storage facilities for U.S.T.A.C. [United States Army Transport Corps] at Muharraq’
Scope & Content:
The file contains copies of correspondence, reports and other papers concerning oil storage facilities requested by the United States Army Transport Corps (USATC) at Muharraq airfield in Bahrain. The principal correspondents in the file are: the Political Agent at Bahrain (Major Tom Hickinbotham...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Nov 1943-14 Dec 1944
Extent:
1 file (121 folios)

9977. IOR/R/15/2/1608

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1608
Title:
File 17/7 Electric Installation – E. Engine spare parts & Use of current in the Agency Buildings – Telephones.
Scope & Content:
This file concerns the supply of electrical goods, engine parts, and other mechanical devices to the Political Agency, Bahrain. It includes correspondence with electrical and engineering companies, as well as memoranda, invoices, receipts, product brochures, and price lists. Correspondents incl...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
15 Nov 1926-15 Aug 1933
Extent:
1 file (182 folios)

9978. IOR/R/15/6/216

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/216
Title:
File 8/28 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: SIR SAIYID SAEED BIN TAIMUR – QUESTION OF TITLE & LETTERS AFTER SULTAN'S NAME: BI-CENTINARY CELEBRATIONS & ISSUE OF STAMPS
Scope & Content:
This file relates to the position of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman and the commemoration of the bicentenary (written as 'bi-centinary' on the file's cover) of the formation of the Al bu Said [Āl Bū Sa‘īd] dynasty. Notable correspondents include the following: the Political Agent and Consul, Mus...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
16 Aug 1937-18 Mar 1948
Extent:
1 file (237 folios)

9979. IOR/R/15/1/573

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/573
Title:
File 61/11 X (D 170) Nejd-Hejaz Miscellaneous
Scope & Content:
The volume consists of telegrams, letters, and reports relating to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Most of the correspondence is between the British Legation in Jeddah, the Political Residency in Bushire, the Political Agencies in Bahrain and Kuwait, the India Office and the Foreign Office in Londo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Jan 1942-26 Jun 1945
Extent:
1 volume (270 folios)

9980. IOR/R/15/2/540

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/540
Title:
File 14/5 Visits of German Agents
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence relating to the visits of suspected German agents to the Persian Gulf region. The main correspondents include: Tom Hickinbotham (later Hugh Weightman), Political Agent at Bahrain; Trenchard Craven William Fowle (later Charles Geoffrey Prior), Political Resident a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
20 Jul 1937-2 Nov 1939
Extent:
1 file (28 folios)

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