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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...
‘File 2/27 II. AVIATION. B. ROYAL AIR FORCE. (4) Air facilities on the Arab Coast.’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence in the form of confidential letters related to the air facilities on the Arab Coast. The correspondence includes lists of the air facilities existing or required in each region on the Arabian Coast including Kuwait, Bahrain, Muscat, Abu Dhabi and other regions. T...
‘File 2/27 British Consulate Muscat Air Facilities on the Arab Coast’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence between the Government of India's External Affairs Department, the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and the Political Agent, Muscat regarding the facilities granted by the Government of Muscat and Oman to the Royal Air Force before the signing of the Muscat...
‘File 2/32 ACQUISITION OF PERMANENT AIR FACILITIES’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence in the form of letters, telegrams and reports related to the negotiation of either the acquisition or lease of a base at Masirah Island. The British Government acquired a base either by the purchase or exchange of Masirah Island for Kuria Muria or the lease of wh...
'File 2/32 I II. AVIATION. C. FOREIGN AVIATION. (I) Use Of Gwadur Landing Ground by K.L.M and Air France.’
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence related to the concerns raised by the Sultan of Muscat and Oman regarding the landing of French and Dutch aeroplanes at Gwadur, which is part of his territory. The Sultan desires for these airlines to first obtain his authorization before flying over or landing...
‘File 2/40 AIR FACILITIES. (CIVIL) MUSCAT. VOLUME I (FILE 2/40)’
Scope & Content:
The main correspondence in the volume is related to the discussion of proposals for a new Civil Air Agreement to be signed between the British Government and the Government of Muscat and Oman to replace the previous agreement that had lapsed in 1938. The volume includes drafts of the agreement t...
'File 2/40 COPIES OF MUSCAT CIVIL AGREEMENT AS PRESENTED TO HIS HIGHNESS FROM TIME TO TIME. FINAL AGREEMENT AS SIGNED’
Scope & Content:
The volume contains unsigned drafted copies of the Muscat Civil Air Agreement. The main contents of the agreement are the following: Heads of agreement between His Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom and His Highness the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Territory of Muscat and Oman Air navigatio...
‘File 2/40 II AIR FACILITIES (CIVIL) MUSCAT. VOLUME II’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence in the form of telegrams and letters related to the Muscat Civil Air Agreement. The correspondence includes draft copies of the agreement, which contains the following: The heads of agreement between His Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom and the Sultan o...
The file contains correspondence in the form of telegrams and letters that are related to the following: the use and control of the airfields in the Persian Gulf; the Royal Air Force (RAF) obtaining permission from the Sultan of Muscat and Oman for the use of certain areas in Salalah, Dhofar and...
The file contains a draft exchange of letters between the British Consul at Muscat and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman related to the Muscat Civil Air Agreement of 1947.
