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File 8/67 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: MUSCAT – OMAN TREATY.
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This file concerns a letter received by the Political Agent and Consul at Muscat from Shaikh Isa bin Salih al Harthi [Shaikh ‘Īsá bin Ṣāliḥ al-Ḥārthī], in which the Shaikh mentions that the Muscat Government, in the absence of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd], has bee...
File 8/72 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: MUSCAT LEVIES STRIKE; MUSCAT CUSTOMS STRIKE
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This file concerns actions taken by the Muscat authorities following strikes by members of the Muscat Levies (also referred to as the Muscat Infantry) and the Muscat Customs Department respectively. The Muscat Levies strike – the result of a recent cancellation of rations – occurred in 1942 and ...
File 8/76 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: INDIAN OFFICERS OF THE MUSCAT INFANTRY ON DEPUTATION ETC: FROM THE INDIAN ARMY.
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This file concerns VCOs (Viceroy's Commissioned Officers) from the Indian Army who have been selected for deputation with the Muscat Infantry (also referred to as the Muscat Regiment and the Muscat Levy Corps). The correspondence discusses the status of named VCOs, including details of their ter...
File 8/76 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: INDIAN OFFICERS OF THE MUSCAT INFANTRY ON DEPUTATION ETC: FROM THE INDIAN ARMY
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Continuing on from the previous file (IOR/R/15/6/267), this file relates to VCOs (Viceroy's Commissioned Officers) who have served on deputation with the Muscat Infantry. The correspondence concerns administrative matters such as pay and rank. Most of the correspondence relates to Subedar Allah ...
Continuing on from the previous file (IOR/R/15/6/268), this file mainly concerns the deputation of Pakistan Army officers with the Muscat Infantry (also referred to as the Muscat Levy Corps). Matters covered in the correspondence include the following: the possibility of extending the deputati...
This file relates to the Muscat Infantry (also referred to as the Muscat Levies), and the possibility of reducing the number of military guards that it provides in Muscat. The correspondence, which is mainly between the Political Agent and Consul at Muscat and the Political Resident in the Persi...
Continuing on from the previous file (IOR/R/15/6/270A), this file primarily concerns the Muscat Infantry (also referred to as the Muscat Levies). Matters covered in the correspondence include the following: a proposal from the Political Agent and Consul at Muscat for his Agency to dispense with ...
Following on from the previous file (IOR/R/15/6/270B), this file relates to the Muscat Infantry. The correspondence is primarily concerned with appointments in the Muscat Infantry of officers on deputation from the Pakistan Army. The file is largely formed of correspondence between the Political...
File 8/78 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: RENDITION OF GWADUR TO KALAT.
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This file concerns British policy regarding the Muscat territory of Gwadur [Gwadar, Pakistan; it is written as Gwadar in some of the correspondence]. The correspondence includes the following: Discussion in 1913-1914 as to whether the Government of India should consider the cession (the correspo...
File 8/78 II Sale of Gwadur to His Majesty's Government
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This file concerns the question of whether the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] would be willing to sell or lease the territory of Gwadur [Gwadar] to the Government of Pakistan, with the British Government acting as an intermediary. The correspondence, which is conducted ...
