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...
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 ...
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)...