File 8/21 Muscat State Affairs: Dependencies – Sur (Operations)
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This file relates to two separate subjects. The first is the reported murder of Abdullah bin Ahmad al-Rawaf, a Saudi Arabian subject, by Beni Hasan tribesmen. The second is a trip to Sur, which was recently undertaken by the Political Agent and Consul at Muscat, Major Tom Hickinbotham. The corre...
File 8/22 Muscat State Affairs. Khasab: Sheikh Hassan Shihuh
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This file relates to a reported act of piracy near Lima [Ra’s Līmā’]. The correspondence describes an incident in which a cargo boat travelling from Karachi was reportedly plundered by a group of armed Baluchi men. The main correspondents are the following: the Political Agent and Consul, Musca...
This file concerns the principal shaikhs and tribes of Oman. The bulk of the file consists of an account by the Political Agent and Consul at Muscat entitled 'Notes on the Tribes of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman' (ff 9-33), which provides written summaries of each of the main tribes and table...
File 9/19 Naval & Shipping: Limits of Persian Territorial Waters
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Correspondence concerning a Persian claim to a ten mile limit to their territorial waters. The papers cover the discussion of what action should be taken in response. The correspondence comes from officials at the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf, the Foreign Office, the British Legation i...
File 11/15 Captain Eccles' Report on the Interior of Oman
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This file contains a report compiled by Captain George J Eccles commandant at the Muscat Infantry on the interior of Oman in November and December of 1926. The file contains a detailed description of the expedition let by Eccles and included geologists and members of the National History Society....
File 11/40 Sa'udi Arabian Negotiations with H.M. Government
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This file contains copies of correspondence exchanged between the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in London and HM Minister in Jedda [Jeddah] regarding negotiations between the governments of Britain and Saudi Arabia. These negotiations related to a number of different issues including ...
The file concerns the operation of mail services to and from Muscat and Oman. The papers include: correspondence concerning the Muscat Political Agency launch; proposals for an air mail service between Muscat and India via Bahrain; the operation of a commercial contract for carrying mail by lau...
Vol 7 Diary of the Proceedings of the Resident at the Honble Companys Factory of Bushier [Bushire]
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The volume consists of chronological entries containing transcripts of correspondence sent and received, and notes on the arrival and departure of vessels at Bushire. The Resident during the period covered was William Bruce (acting). The correspondence sent is entered under the date the letter ...
Confidential B.27. File No. 14/168 Ownership of Halul Island and Mica at Halul.
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Correspondence discusses the ownership of the island of Halul which appeared to be visited by boats from Bahrain, Qatar, and the Trucial Coast with no one claiming exclusive rights. Reference is made to a letter from Captain A. Cotton Way, First Assistant to the Political Resident Persian Gulf c...
File 18/77 (B Series 18/11) Annual Report on the Working of the Bahrain Order in Council
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Annual Reports of the Political Agent, Bahrain, to the Political Resident, Persian Gulf on the working of The Bahrain Order in Council, 1913 (and subsequent amendments) for the years 1921-1947 inclusive. The Reports give information on the number and nature of civil suits and criminal cases under...
