Memorandum, written by the Political Department of the India Office 15 February 1911, describing the position of Muskat [Muscat] where the export of arms to India and Persia has been prohibited since 1898, but were the import of arms into Muskat and their export to any other country remains unpr...
Memorandum. (a) the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman. (b) His Highness the Sultan Saiyid Taimur Bin Faisal bin Turki.
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Typescript memorandum (marked 'Book Copy' in the top left corner of the first page) giving information about the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman under the following headings: Territory, Historical, Physical Features, Climate, Population, Products and Trade, Religion, and Government (folios 150-154)...
The Rebellion against the Sultan of Muscat, May 1913 - July 1916.
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This printed memorandum was received from the Chief Political Officer, Basra, under Sir P Cox's letter (No 3) dated 18 August 1916 (see IOR/L/PS/10/426: 3744/16), and includes a report by Gertrude Lowthian Bell (signed G L B), originally published in the Arab Bulletin, concerning the rebellion a...
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...
Memorandum outlining developments in the suppression of the trade in arms in the Persian Gulf from 1908-28. Covering: introduction to arms traffic in Muscat, and the reduction in arms traffic in the Gulf as a whole; treaty engagements, etc., of states bordering on the Persian Gulf – including P...
‘Territory of Muscat and Oman (1) Air Navigation Regulations for Civil Aircraft made by His Highness the Sultan of Muscat and Oman (2); Gwadur Aerodrome. Conditions laid down with the Approval of the Sultan to govern the use of the Aerodrome.’
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Air navigation regulations for civil aircraft for Muscat and Oman, including the Gwadar aerodrome, as approved by the Sultan of Oman [Sa‘īd ibn Taymūr]. The air navigation regulations, dated 25 October 1934, cover: authorisation for aircraft flying over or landing in Muscat and Oman; requiremen...
Printed memorandum. The memorandum contains: I Heads of agreement between the British Government and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Said bin Taimur [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd]; II Territory of Muscat and Oman: air navigation regulations for civil aircraft made by the Sultan of Muscat and Oman...
Sultanate of Muscat and Oman [Oil concession agreement]
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The file is concerned with an agreement relating to an oil concession at Muscat, which was made between Sultan Saiyid Said bin Taimur [Sa‘īd ibn Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd], Sultan of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, and Petroleum Concessions Limited on 24 June 1937. The agreement details the terms and...
Muscat Civil Air Agreement, 1947, and connected correspondence
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The file consists of a typescript document entitled 'Muscat Civil Air Agreement, 1947, and connected correspondence', which contains copies of the following papers: Heads of Agreement between the British Government and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd ibn Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd], dated 5 April 1...
Selection from Correspondence Relative to the Traffic in Arms in the Persian Gulf, 1897-98. Part I
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This file contains a selection of correspondence and enclosures compiled by the India Office Political and Secret Department relating to arms traffic in the Persian Gulf from 1897-98. Correspondents include: the India Office, the Foreign Office, the Marquess of Salisbury, the Secretary of Stat...