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File 8/90 III ECONOMIC AGRICULTURAL & INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN MUSCAT TERRITORY.
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This file relates to agricultural and industrial development in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman. The bulk of the file consists of a copy of a report produced by Brian Joseph Hartley, Director of Agriculture, Aden, which is entitled 'A Preliminary Report on the Agricultural Resources of the Bati...
File 8/94 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: ADMINISTRATOR, GWADUR.
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This file concerns Abdur Rahman Qureshi, an official of the British Government of India, on deputation as Administrator at Gwadur [Gwadar]. The correspondence covers various matters relating to Abdur Rahman's previous and current employment, including the following: Requests made by the Politica...
Continuing on from the previous file (IOR/R/15/6/284), this file concerns the position of Administrator, Gwadur [Gwadar]. The file documents the end of the current occupant's term as Administrator, and the recruitment of his successor. Following the selection of a British official for the post, ...
This file relates to the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman's former Administrator at Gwadur [Gwadar], Abdur Rahman Qureshi, who was on deputation from Baluchistan from 1946 until 1949. The correspondence covers the settlement of Abdur Rahman's pay, leave salary, and 'transfer travelling allowances' f...
Following on from the previous file (IOR/R/15/6/287), this file relates to the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman's former Administrator at Gwadur [Gwadar], Abdur Rahman Qureshi, who was on deputation from Baluchistan from 1946 to 1949. The file concerns outstanding payments owed to Abdur Rahman, sp...
File 8/95 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: MEDICAL & EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES, GWADUR.
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This file concerns medical and educational facilities in Muscat-controlled Gwadur [Gwadar]. Most of the correspondence relates to the recruitment of staff, specifically regarding the following positions: sanitary inspector, medical officer, compounder, English teacher, and Urdu teacher. The corr...
File 8/96 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: LANDING CONTRACT, MUSCAT.
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This file consists of a copy of an agreement made between the Wazir to the Sultan of Muscat and Oman and Messrs Khan Bahadur Nasib ibn Mohamad and Son, Muscat. The agreement grants the latter permission to land cargo from steamers for a period of two years.
File 8/96 Muscat State Affairs: Landing contract, Muscat
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This file relates to port facilities at Muscat. It includes discussion of landing contracts and delays to the offloading of cargo at Muscat. Matters covered include the following: a contract for the landing of cargo, agreed between the Muscat Government and the Oman Trading Company on 1 Octobe...
This file relates to cargo handling at Muscat. It contains a small amount of correspondence concerning existing and prospective landing contracts. The main correspondent is the Political Agent and Consul at Muscat. Also included is a letter from Messrs Khan Bahadur Nassib bin Mahomed and Son, wit...
This file relates to landing contractors at Muscat. The correspondence concerns the question of whether goods transhipped in Muscat harbour should be subject to landing charges. It follows a complaint from the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company regarding charges incurred for transhipping aviation petrol ...
