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391. IOR/R/15/6/242

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/242
Title:
'File 8/62 Muscat State Affairs: Principal Shaikhs and Tribes of Oman'
Scope & Content:
This file concerns relations between the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] and the shaikhs of the Omani tribes. Much of the correspondence discusses the Sultan's ambition to secure the allegiance of the Omani shaikhs and consolidate his authority in the interior of Oman. T...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
24 Oct 1938-6 Dec 1948
Extent:
1 file (146 folios)

392. IOR/R/15/6/277

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/277
Title:
File 8/85 II MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS. MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS FOR MUSCAT.
Scope & Content:
Continuing on from the previous file (IOR/R/15/6/276), this file concerns the appointment of the Minister for Foreign Affairs for Muscat. The correspondence mainly concerns travel expenses for the newly appointed Basil Woods Ballard's journey from London to Muscat, via Bahrain. Also discussed is...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Dec 1948-3 Mar 1949
Extent:
1 file (17 folios)

393. IOR/R/15/6/319

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/319
Title:
File 9/21 Naval & Shipping: Persian Navy - activities & visits to Arab ports
Scope & Content:
Correspondence and other papers relating to the activities of the Persian Navy in the Persian Gulf. The papers deal with the movements of Persian naval vessels along the Arab coast of the Gulf, the discussion over what action should be taken in response to unheralded visits, and communication wi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
16 Mar 1931-9 Nov 1935
Extent:
1 file (65 folios)

394. IOR/R/15/6/82

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/82
Title:
File 2/6 Southern Arabian Air Route. II-A/8
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence in the form of telegrams, letters, and reports related to the air facilities/landing grounds at Salalah, Masirah and Ras al-Hadd used by the Royal Air Force (RAF) as a war measure. The correspondence is related to the arrangement for engineers and workers to be...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
11 Apr 1942-23 Jun 1942
Extent:
1 volume (169 folios)

395. IOR/R/15/6/211

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/211
Title:
'File 8/23 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: POLITICAL SITUATION IN THE INTERIOR – (Dhahirah, Map of Dhahirah, Imam occupies Ibri)'
Scope & Content:
This file relates to the political situation in the interior of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, specifically in the area named Dhahirah [Az̧ Z̧āhirah]. The correspondence mainly concerns the response of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] to reported incursions by foll...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
4 Jan 1941-5 May 1943
Extent:
1 file (59 folios)

396. IOR/R/15/6/234

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/234
Title:
File 8/52 Muscat States Affairs: Shaikh Issa bin Saleh and his Father's Carreer (Shaikh of Oman)
Scope & Content:
This file concerns relations between the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Sa‘īd] and Isa bin Salih [Shaikh ‘Īsá bin Ṣāliḥ al-Ḥārthī]. The correspondence, of which around half is written in Arabic, features the following principal correspondents: the Political Agent and Consul, Musc...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
29 Oct 1937-18 Mar 1940
Extent:
1 file (35 folios)

397. IOR/R/15/6/449

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/449
Title:
15/3 Vol I XV - B/1 VISITORS SUSPECTS & UNDESIRABLES SULEMAN AL BARUNI AL NAFUSI & HIS RELATIVES Jan 1923 - June 1940.
Scope & Content:
The file comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to Suleiman al Baruni and his relatives. The discussion in the file concerns: Baruni's travel to Iraq and Muscat his membership of the Ibadhi sect and the esteem he was held in by both the Sultan of Muscat ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Jan 1923-8 Jun 1940
Extent:
1 file (206 folios)

398. IOR/R/15/6/74

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/74
Title:
'File [IIA/1 III] II. AVIATION. A. CIVIL AVIATION. (1) Civil Air Agreement with Sultan.'
Scope & Content:
The correspondence in the volume is mainly related to the use of Gwadur anchorage by Imperial Airways flying boats and the question of whether to obtain special authorisations from the Sultan of Muscat and Oman in this regard or not. The correspondence in the volume also covers the following: ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
15 Jul 1937-15 Nov 1938
Extent:
1 volume (131 folios)

399. IOR/R/15/6/99

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/99
Title:
'File 2/21 R.A.F. landing ground at Beit al Falaj (Petrol Store at Muscat).’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence in the form of letters and telegrams that are mainly related to the extension of the Royal Air Force (RAF) landing ground at Bait Al-Falaj (also spelled Beit Al-Falaj in the correspondence), Muscat. The work on the extension had been necessitated by the Second Wo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
17 Feb 1938-17 May 1948
Extent:
1 file (148 folios)

400. IOR/R/15/6/107

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/107
Title:
File 2/25 II. Aviation. B. Royal Air Force. 3. (o) Shuwaimiyah Landing Ground and Petrol Store.
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence in the form of letters and telegrams related to the construction of a Royal Air Force landing ground and petrol store at Shuwaimiyah, south-east Oman. The correspondence in the file covers the following: the urgency to establish operational airfield at Shuwaimiya...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1 Apr 1938-18 Apr 1945
Extent:
1 file (155 folios)