Blueprint plan showing buildings at Ras Hilf on Masira Island [Masirah Island xx Jazīrat Maşīrah], Oman. Among the buildings highlighted in the plan are: guard tents, latrine, bomb stores and BOAC dormitory and mess. The plan is prepared by G S Cooper, Civil Engineer, Air Headquarters, Iraq as ...
The file contains correspondence related to the possibility of opening up an airfield at Muscat. The main correspondents in the file are: the Political Agency, Muscat; and the Persian Gulf Residency, Bahrain.
File 4/2 Muscat Administration Reports and related correspondence
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This file contains a copy of the Muscat Administration Report for the year 1907-08. The report is introduced by a covering letter sent from the Political Agent and Consul, Muscat to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf.
This volume contains correspondence between British officials concerning plans for the defence of the Persian Gulf in the event of a major war with an emphasis on plans for the defence of Muscat. The correspondence in the volume is mainly between officials at the India Office, the Political Resi...
This file contains correspondence between officials of the British Agency in Gwadur [Gwadar], the Political Agency in Muscat and the Indo-European Telegraph Department regarding the allocation of funds for the maintenance of the Christian Cemetery in Gwadur.
The file contains correspondence in the form of telegrams and letters related to the American civil air facilities in Muscat. The United States Government asked to obtain permission from the Sultan of Muscat and Oman to fly over but not to land in his territories in operation of a route from Bas...
This file contains the weekly political diaries of the Political Agent in Muscat filed over the course of one year. The content of the entries vary, but include the condition of the country, arrivals and departures of ships, movement of British representatives, smuggling, missionary enterprises, ...
This volume contains political and administrative diary entries filed by the Political Agent in Muscat at two week intervals. The subject matter of the entries varies greatly, and covers British political interests; local political affairs; visits of dignitaries; meteorological information; shipp...
This file contains copies of the fortnightly intelligence summary that was compiled by the British Agency in Gwadur [Gwadar]. The summaries are divided into different sections, typically under the following headings: Movements of British Officials & Others, Shipping, Local Affairs and Econom...