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Archive Reference (shelfmark) IOR/L/PS Subject Arms traffic Name Political Agent and Consul, Muscat, 1861-1971

1. IOR/L/PS/10/110

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/110
Title:
File 619/1907 Pt 1 'Arms Traffic :- Muscat Warehouse. Negotiations with France 1907-1911.'
Scope & Content:
The volume discusses the arms trade at Muscat and attempts by the British Government and the Sultan of Muscat to prohibit it; also included are reports and discussions from the Conference on Arms Traffic which was being held in Brussels in 1909 at the same time as the discussions in the volume. ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1 Aug 1906-25 Aug 1911
Extent:

1 volume (488 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/10/111

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/111
Title:
File 619/1907 Pt 2 'Arms Traffic:- Muscat dhows. "Kadra" case.'
Scope & Content:
The volume discusses an alleged arms trafficking incident which occurred in December 1908. The El Khadra, a dhow owned by Mubarak bin Khamis, a subject of Muscat, was seized by Italian authorities off the coast of Ras Hafun [Raas Xaafuun] on charges of arms trafficking. The volume includes the...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English, French, and Italian
Date Range:
9 Feb 1909-22 Dec 1911
Extent:
1 volume (398 folios)

3. IOR/L/PS/10/112

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/112
Title:
File 619/1907 Pt 3 'Arms Traffic:- Koweit Trade.'
Scope & Content:
The volume discusses the work of British political and naval authorities in the Persian Gulf in suppressing the trafficking arms and ammunition, particularly from Muscat to Koweit [Kuwait]. Included are reports of searches undertaken on vessels suspected of trafficking of arms, including invento...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
28 Apr 1900-15 Jun 1914
Extent:
1 volume (358 folios)

4. IOR/L/PS/10/116

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/116
Title:
File 619/1907 Pt 10 'Arms traffic:- Persian Gulf. Prize Money for captures in Persian Gulf.'
Scope & Content:
The correspondence discusses the award of prize money to the officers and crews of British Naval vessels that had seized dhows containing arms and ammunition in the Persian Gulf. The correspondence discusses the values to be assigned to different types of arms and ammunition, and the decision b...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Apr 1908-24 Sep 1915
Extent:
1 volume (210 folios)

5. IOR/L/PS/10/216

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/216
Title:
File 360/1912 'Arms Traffic: Muscat trade; Arrangement with Sultan; Compensation; Arms Traffic Subsidy'
Scope & Content:
The volume consists of correspondence relating to a British naval blockade designed to stem the flow of arms through Muscat and Oman. The correspondence is mostly between the Foreign Office, the Government of India, and the India Office. Further correspondence is included as enclosures and is fr...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1910-1923
Extent:
1 volume (179 folios)

6. IOR/L/PS/10/238

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/238
Title:
File 868/1912 Pt 4 and 5 'ARMS TRAFFIC: MUSCAT REGULATIONS. MENASCHE FRAUD.'
Scope & Content:
This part of the volume contains telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, notes, printed reports and two press cuttings relating to the arms traffic in Muscat and arrangements for its regulation. Issues discussed include: the suspension of the Sultan's regulations pending arbitration...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1913-1914
Extent:
1 volume (283 folios)

7. IOR/L/PS/10/239

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/239
Title:
File 868/1912 Pt 6 'Arms traffic: Muscat Trade. Compensation for French dealers at Muscat.'
Scope & Content:
This part of the volume contains telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, notes, printed reports and two press-cuttings relating to the arms traffic in Muscat and arrangements for its regulation. Issues discussed include: new regulations to prevent the sale of arms in Muscat without ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1913-1914
Extent:
1 volume (278 folios)

8. IOR/L/PS/10/240

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/240
Title:
File 68/1912 Pt 7 'Arms Traffic: Muscat Arms. - Disposal of. Sample Arms from Muscat. French stocks at Muscat.
Scope & Content:
This part of the volume contains telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, notes, printed reports and two press cuttings relating to the arms traffic in Muscat and arrangements for its regulation. Issues discussed include: acquisition from French dealers at Muscat of sample rifles and...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1913-1919
Extent:
1 volume (250 folios)

9. IOR/L/PS/12/3929

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3929
Title:
Coll 30/191(1) ‘Evacuation of Ras-al-Hadd by R.A.F. and dumping of ammunition into the sea’
Scope & Content:
The file consists of papers (correspondence, mostly by telegraph, and ‘Extract from the Muscat Intelligence Summary No. 8 April 16th-30th.’) relating to the disbandment of the Royal Air Force unit at Ras al Hadd, in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman (and the transfer of personnel, stores and equi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Mar 1946-23 May 1946
Extent:
1 file (17 folios)

10. IOR/L/PS/18/B400

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/B400
Title:
Muscat: 1908-1928
Scope & Content:
Document outlining the administration and history of Muscat from 1908-28. Covering: administration – Sultan of Oman succession history; treaty relations; internal administration by Council of Ministers; role of the Political Agent, Muscat; and the responsibility for expenditure; 1908 to 4 Octobe...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Aug 1928
Extent:

1 file (9 folios)