File 9-B/4 Naval & Shipping: Visit of Siam's Training Ship
Scope & Content:
Correspondence concerning the visit of a Siamese [Thai] naval training vessel Chao Phya to Mirbat, Oman. The papers cover the notice given for the visit and some discussion of what might be the true reasons for the visit. Correspondence comes from: the Political Agency, Muscat; Political Residenc...
File 11/4 Diaries and reports: Mr Dowson's notes on Smail - dates, etc
Scope & Content:
This file consists of two copies of a report titled Notes on a few days' journey to the west of Maskat [Muscat], written by Valentine Hugh Wilfred Dowson in 1927, and contains related correspondence between: the Political Agent at Muscat and the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf.
FILE NO: 14/16 NAME: MUSCAT'S POSITION IN RELATION TO THE STERLING AREA
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This file is comprised of correspondence on whether Muscat is to be considered as within the Sterling Area. The correspondents are the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Political Agent, Muscat; the Secretary of State for India; and the Government of India, External Affairs Department. ...
'FILE NO: 14/17 NAME: MUSCAT GOVERNMENT AGENTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND INDIA'
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The file comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to the appointment of agents for the government of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman in the United Kingdom and India. The discussion in the file relates to the procurement of terms from different companies a...
File 17/13 Acquisition of Gwadar Political Bungalow by Air Ministry for Imperial Airways
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This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the acquisition of a bungalow in Gwadur [Gwadar] by Imperial Airways. Prior to its purchase the bungalow was used primarily by British political officers passing through Gwadur. The correspondence also discusses the furnishing...
Letter No. 57: Translation of a Letter from Ahmed ben Khartoom, Sheikh of Congoon [Kangān]
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This translation is not dated, but it is stated as having been received on 13 November 1785. The letter has no stated recipient, but it appears to be addressed to the Resident at Bushire, Edward Galley. In the letter Ahmed ben Khartoom, Sheikh of Congoon [Kangān], discusses his decision to order...
Letter No 51 of 1822 from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire to James Farish, Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
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The letter is explaining why a sum of 16908-0-30 rupees was credited to the account of the late Mahomed Nebbee Khan [Muḥammad Nabī Khān]. The explanation relates to the settlement of his estate. Evidence from the content of the letter and the surrounding correspondence suggests that the date is...
Letter No 3 of 1823 from John Macleod, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bassidore [Bāsaʻīdū] to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
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The letter is reporting on the outcome of a consultation held between the Resident, Lieutenant-Colonel Brackley Kennett, and Captain Frederick Faithfull, respecting the enforcement of the provisions of the General Treaty with the Arab Tribes of the Persian Gulf of 1820. It explains the Resident'...
Letter No 17 of 1823 from John Macleod, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushere [Bushire] to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
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The letter is reporting that four men from HM 20th Regiment have arrived at Bushire, and that arrangements have been made for them to proceed to Tabriz.
Letter No 4 of 1823 from John Macleod, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushere [Bushire] to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to the Government, Military Department, Bombay
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The letter is informing the Bombay Government of a bill of supplies received by the Resident from the Agent at Muscat, in case it requires special sanction.
