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'File [IIA/1 III] II. AVIATION. A. CIVIL AVIATION. (1) Civil Air Agreement with Sultan.'
Scope & Content:
The correspondence in the volume is mainly related to the use of Gwadur anchorage by Imperial Airways flying boats and the question of whether to obtain special authorisations from the Sultan of Muscat and Oman in this regard or not. The correspondence in the volume also covers the following: ...
'File 2/21 R.A.F. landing ground at Beit al Falaj (Petrol Store at Muscat).’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence in the form of letters and telegrams that are mainly related to the extension of the Royal Air Force (RAF) landing ground at Bait Al-Falaj (also spelled Beit Al-Falaj in the correspondence), Muscat. The work on the extension had been necessitated by the Second Wo...
File 2/25 II. Aviation. B. Royal Air Force. 3. (o) Shuwaimiyah Landing Ground and Petrol Store.
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence in the form of letters and telegrams related to the construction of a Royal Air Force landing ground and petrol store at Shuwaimiyah, south-east Oman. The correspondence in the file covers the following: the urgency to establish operational airfield at Shuwaimiya...
File 8/16 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF CUSTOMS FORMERLY KNOWN AS FINANCIAL ADVISER
Scope & Content:
This file consists of correspondence concerning appointments in the Government of Muscat, specifically in relation to its customs and finance. It begins with discussion of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman's [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] wish to appoint an English official to the position of Financ...
File 8/51 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: SAIYID TARIQ & SAIYID FAHR BIN TAIMUR
Scope & Content:
This file relates to Saiyid Tariq bin Taimur [Tāriq bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] and Saiyid Fahr bin Taimur [Fahr bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd], both younger half-brothers of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd]. The correspondence covers the following: training undertaken by Saiyid...
File 8/90 II ECONOMIC, Agricultural & INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN MUSCAT TERRITORY
Scope & Content:
This file relates to the agricultural and industrial development of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman. The first half of the file concerns a report on the land resources of the province of Dhofar (also spelled as Dhufar), produced by Brian Joseph Hartley, Director of Agriculture, Aden. A copy of ...
File 8/97 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: MOTOR VEHICLES FOR SULTAN OF MUSCAT.
Scope & Content:
This file relates to the purchase of motor vehicles for the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] and the Muscat Infantry. It begins with enquiries made by the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf on behalf of the Sultan, following the Sultan's initial request to purchase se...
File 9/5 Vol. 1 Naval & Shipping: A. British Navy: (5) Khor Kuwai
Scope & Content:
Correspondence and other papers relating to the establishment of British naval facilities at Khor Kuwai (also written Khor Quwai) in Muscat territory. The papers cover several related matters, including: the evacuation of naval stations at Henjam and Basidu; the inter-departmental discussion of ...
File 9/22 Naval and Shipping: Movements of Other Foreign Warships in the Gulf
Scope & Content:
Correspondence and other papers relating to the visits of foreign naval vessels to the Persian Gulf. The papers mostly consist of notices given for such visits, correspondence connected to the effort to obtain permission for such visits and what protocol should be followed, and several reports o...
The file contains correspondence about Arab sovereignty and occupation of the Gulf islands of Tanb (also spelt Tamb, Tunb), Nabiyu Tunb, Abu Musa (also spelt Bu Musa) and Sir Bu Na’air (also spelt Sir Bunair) in the light of a renewed territorial claim by Iran (formerly Persia) in 1948. The main...
