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This sketch map is a south-north depiction of Gwadur [Gwadar] and the surrounding area, indicating settlements, landmarks and boundaries. Scale not given.
This file relates to the boundaries of Muscat, in the context of anticipated negotiations between the British Government and King Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd], regarding the eastern frontiers of Saudi Arabia. Reference is made to the 'blue line', which was laid...
This file concerns the boundaries of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman. It includes four copies of a single page of notes on the boundaries of the Sultanate, dated January 1936 and prepared by the Political Agent and Consul, Muscat (ff 3-6), together with four versions of an accompanying sketch m...
Sketch Map of the Eastern Part of the Arabian Peninsula
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This sketch map depicts the eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula, from Ras-al Khaimah [Ra's al-Khaymah] in the north-east to Salalah in the south-east, with place names handwritten in ink. A red-dotted line marks an interpretation of the interior boundary of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman. Th...
Sketch Map of the Eastern Part of the Arabian Peninsula
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This sketch map is almost identical to the previous map (IOR/R/15/6/186, f 7); it also depicts the eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula, from Ras al Khaimah [Ra's al-Khaymah] in the north-east to Salala [Salalah] in the south-east, although in this case the place names are typewritten. A red-dot...
Sketch Map of the Eastern Part of the Arabian Peninsula
Scope & Content:
This sketch map is almost identical to the previous map (IOR/R/15/6/186, f 8); it also depicts the eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula, from Ras al Khaimah [Ra's al-Khaymah] in the north-east to Salala [Salalah] in the south-east, and again the place names are in typescript. A red-dotted line m...
Sketch Map of the Eastern Part of the Arabian Peninsula
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This sketch map is one of four almost identical maps (see the preceding three folios); it also depicts the eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula, from Ras al Khaimah [Ra's al-Khaymah] in the north-east to Salala [Salalah] in the south-east. As with the previous two maps, the place names are in ty...
Sketch Map of the North-Eastern Part of the Arabian Peninsula
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This sketch map shows the north-eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula, indicating boundaries, settlements and wadis (ravines or valleys which become watercourses during the rainy season). Scale not given.
Sketch Map of the North-Eastern Part of the Arabian Peninsula
Scope & Content:
This sketch map shows the north-eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula, indicating boundaries, settlements and wadis (ravines or valleys which become watercourses during the rainy season). Scale not given.
File 8/3 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: GWADUR/KALAT RELATIONS – SALE OF GWADUR
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This file mainly concerns the status of Muscat-controlled Gwadur [Gwadar]. The main subject of discussion is the possibility of Kalat State seeking to purchase Gwadur from the Sultan of Muscat, or even using force to take control of the territory. Related matters of discussion include the followi...
