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1. IOR/R/15/6/423-447

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/423-447
Title:
File 14: Trade and Commerce
Scope & Content:
This sub-sub series contains correspondence relating to oil concessions in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, mineral deposits in Oman, explorations by geologists, the Sultanate's relationship to the Sterling Area, and the development of banking arrangements in the Sultanate.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1911-1951
Extent:
25 files and volumes (2475 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/6/437

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/437
Title:
File 14/4 RED OXIDE AT QURIYAT' [Qurayyāt]
Scope & Content:
Correspondence concerning a sample of ore taken from Quriyat [Qurayyāt]. The file includes a chemical analysis report (folio10). The correspondents are include: the Political Agent, Muscat (Reginald Graham Hinde); the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Arthur Prescott Trevor); and the Lab...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Feb 1924-11 Mar 1924
Extent:
1 file (9 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/6/432

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/432
Title:
File 14/2 Vol. I Gwadar oil
Scope & Content:
The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to an oil concession in Gwadur [Gwadar] which formed part of the territories of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman and dependencies. The discussion in the volume includes: The application by the Burmah Oil...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Oct 1937-19 Dec 1938
Extent:
1 volume (247 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/6/441

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/441
Title:
14/6 OFFSHORE OIL IN PERSIAN GULF
Scope & Content:
This file is comprised of correspondence concerning British and American proposals relating to the continental shelf of the Gulf and offshore oil. The file includes correspondence (ff 11-17) from the British Embassy, Washington to the Foreign Office, London, discussing the issues of sovereignty...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Mar 1948-8 May 1948
Extent:
1 file (16 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/6/434

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/434
Title:
File 14/2 Gwadar Oil
Scope & Content:
The file comprises four items of correspondence in the period 1939 to 1950 relating to a concession for prospecting for oil in Gwadur (at that time a dependency of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman). Issues discussed include the withdrawal in 1939 of the Burma Oil Company from negotiations with...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Aug 1939-17 May 1950
Extent:
1 file (4 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/6/445

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/445
Title:
File 14/15 Middle East Oil
Scope & Content:
The file is comprised of a paper produced by the Political Intelligence Centre (Middle East Forces): 'Paper No. 80: Middle East Oil' dated 28 March 1946. The paper (ff 4-17) includes a précis and then lists the oil-producing countries of the Middle East with their oil concessions and assessmen...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Mar 1946-2 Jan 1947
Extent:
1 file (17 folios)

7. 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)

8. 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)

9. 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)

10. 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)