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7951. IOR/R/15/6/57

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/57
Title:
File XXXV/3 Administrative Reforms in Muscat. Appointment of a British Financial Minister to Muscat State (Mr. Bertram S. Thomas) 1924 to 1928
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence in the form of telegrams and letters regarding the appointment of Mr Bertram Sidney Thomas as Financial Minister to Muscat State. Before starting his new position at Muscat in April 1925, Thomas worked as an Assistant British Representative to the Palestine Admin...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
17 Mar 1924-30 Apr 1928
Extent:
1 file (124 folios)

7952. IOR/R/15/6/58

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/58
Title:
File XXXV/5 VOL. I. APPOINTMENT OF NEW BRITISH FINANCIAL ADVISER. April 1930- Oct: 1931
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence in the form of telegrams, reports and letters regarding the appointment of a new Financial Advisor to Muscat State instead of Bertram Thomas whose contract ended in 1930. Among the names suggested by the High Commissioner in Baghdad was Stuart Edwin Hedgcock who ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
14 Jun 1928-24 Oct 1931
Extent:
1 volume (306 folios)

7953. IOR/R/15/6/59

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/59
Title:
File XXXVI/1 CEREMONIALS, HONOURS & REWARDS. - SALUTES. 1887-1926.-
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence in the form of telegrams and letters regarding the question of the relative rank of Royal Navy Commanders and Foreign Consuls in the Gulf for special occasions such as Durbars, processions and other public ceremonies under the direct control of the Government o...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
13 Apr 1873-13 Apr 1926
Extent:
1 volume (106 folios)

7954. IOR/R/15/6/60

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/60
Title:
File XXXVIII/1 Sur and the Amirs of Ja‘alan. Sur Affairs 1918 to 1925
Scope & Content:
The file contains extracts from work diaries, letters and reports related to tribal disturbances in Oman, mainly in Sur and Ja'alan [Ja'lan]. Rebelling against the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, the Amirs of Ja'alan [Emirs of Ja'lan] Bani Bu Ali claimed the right to rule over Sur and to pay no custo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Gujarati
Date Range:
25 Jul 1918-28 Aug 1925
Extent:
1 file (70 folios)

7955. IOR/R/15/6/61

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/61
Title:
File XXXVIII/2 Sur correspondence
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Mar 1923-6 Sep 1926
Extent:
1 file

7956. IOR/R/15/6/62

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/62
Title:
‘File XXXVIII/3 SUR AFFAIRS. SUR & THE AMIRS OF JA‘ALAN. 1927 to oct: 1928.’
Scope & Content:
The volume starts with an index (ff 4-8) which lists the subjects of the correspondence in the volume. The correspondence in the volume is in the form of letters, telegrams and reports related to the internal affairs taking place at Sur and the involvement of various tribes in those affairs, mai...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
5 Feb 1927-10 Oct 1928
Extent:
1 volume (308 folios)

7957. IOR/R/15/6/63

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/63
Title:
‘File XXXVIII/4 BOMBARDMENT of SUR. OCT:- NOV: 1928.’
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence in the form of letters, telegrams and reports related to events taking place at Sur and the involvement of various Omani tribes, mainly the Bani Bu Ali and the Janabah. The events at Sur include: attacks made on merchants and caravans; the besieging of forts; t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
28 Sep 1928-21 Nov 1928
Extent:

1 volume (176 folios)

7958. IOR/R/15/6/64

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/64
Title:
‘File XXXVIII/5 VOL I. SUR Nov: 1928- Feb: 1931’
Scope & Content:
The volume contains letters and reports related to tribal disturbances at Sur. The correspondence is mainly concerned with the issue of the Amirs of Ja'alan [Emirs of Ja'lan] Bani Bu Ali rebelling against the Sultan of Muscat and Oman and claiming the following rights: to rule over Sur, to pay n...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Gujarati
Date Range:
14 Jun 1928-11 Apr 1931
Extent:
1 volume (340 folios)

7959. IOR/R/15/6/65

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/65
Title:
‘File XXXVIII/5 REPORT ON SUR. By MAJOR G. P. MURPHY., I.A. P. A., MUSCAT. 10-10-1928.’
Scope & Content:
The volume includes four copies of a report on Sur (ff 1-10, ff 13-23, ff 44-94 and ff 99-146) prepared by the Political Agent, Muscat, Major Gerald Patrick Murphy. The report is dated 25 October 1928 and it covers the affairs at Sur from the early 1800s up until the late 1920s. The table of con...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Apr 1928-25 Oct 1928
Extent:
1 volume (146 folios)

7960. IOR/R/15/6/66

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/66
Title:
‘File XXXVIII/9 Muscat State Affairs. Proposal for a Muscat Levy Corps Scheme and Estimates.’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence in the form of telegrams, letters, and reports related to the British Government’s proposal for the creation of a Levy Corps at Muscat. The proposed Levy is to be commanded, armed, paid and equipped through British or Indian officers. The primary object for the p...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Urdu
Date Range:
14 Oct 1913-12 Feb 1935
Extent:
1 file (240 folios)

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