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1. IOR/L/PS/12/3937, f 427 2

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3937, f 427 2
Title:
'MUSCAT'
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter: This black and white photograph shows Muscat Town. Inscriptions: To the left of the image, in pen: ‘1. Sultan’s Palace’, ‘2. R.A.F. Rest House & W.T. [Wireless Telegraph] Station’, ‘3. British Political Agency’, and ‘4. Old Portuguese Forts, now manned by Local Polic...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Nov 1938
Extent:
1 photograph

2. IOR/L/PS/12/3937, f 427 1

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3937, f 427 1
Title:
‘MATTRA’
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter: This black and white photograph shows the town of Mattra [Muttrah], a suburb of Muscat. Inscriptions: To the left of the image, in pen: ‘Landing Ground’, ‘Track to Mattra’, ‘Road Mattra to Muscat’. Arrows in blue pen and lines in red pen indicate the positions of these ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Nov 1938
Extent:
1 photograph

3. IOR/L/PS/12/3937

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3937
Title:
Coll 30/196 ‘Persian Gulf Defence. Muscat. War Subsidy’
Scope & Content:
The file contains papers relating to the defence of Muscat. It includes papers regarding: the position of the Sultan of Muscat in the event of the outbreak of war (since he was an independent sovereign and therefore his state would not automatically be on the side of the British Empire in war)...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Aug 1938-8 Mar 1951
Extent:
1 file (430 folios)