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IOR/R/15/6/114
- Record Id:
- 040-000242604
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000242469
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000831.0x00031a
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100060499582.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/6/114
- Title:
- ‘File 2/40 II AIR FACILITIES (CIVIL) MUSCAT. VOLUME II’
- Scope & Content:
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The file contains correspondence in the form of telegrams and letters related to the Muscat Civil Air Agreement. The correspondence includes draft copies of the agreement, which contains the following:
- The heads of agreement between His Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman
- Air navigation regulations for civil aircraft made by His Highness the Sultan of Muscat and Oman
- The general conditions laid down by the Sultan to govern the use of the aerodromes within his territory
- The special rules for the conduct and the security of personnel at Salalah and Masirah.
The draft agreement was a subject of further discussions and alternations, particularly concerning the following: the specific number of the Royal Air Force (RAF) personnel stationed at Salalah and Masirah; the rent paid to the Sultan; and the steps to take once the agreement expires.
Negotiations regarding the agreement terminated in January 1947 and resumed in March 1947. A final agreement (ff 151-154) was reached and signed on 5 April 1947 between William Rupert Hay, the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf on behalf of His Majesty’s Government, and Sa‘id bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd, the Sultan of Muscat and Oman on behalf of the Government of Muscat and Oman.
The file also contains correspondence regarding the following: revision of the scale of landing fees for light aircraft; the Egyptian Air navigation regulations; RAF personnel complaining about the Sultan’s guards at Salalah; plans for a Christian cemetery at Salalah, Masirah and Dhofar; the payment of rent to the Sultan’s account with Lloyds Bank; and the charges of authorisation fees by the Sultan of Muscat and Oman.
The main correspondents in the file are: the Political Agent, Muscat; the Political Resident, Bahrain and Kuwait; the India Office, Whitehall, London; the Ministry of Civil Aviation, London; the Secretary of State for India, London; British Forces Headquarters, Aden; and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000209245
033-000227426
036-000242469
037-000242557
038-000242561
040-000242604 - Is part of:
- IOR/R : India Office Records transferred later through official channels
IOR/R/15 : Records of the British Residency and Agencies in the Persian Gulf
IOR/R/15/6 : Political Agency, Muscat
IOR/R/15/6/70-472 : Muscat Agency, Subject Files
IOR/R/15/6/72-121 : File 2: Aviation
IOR/R/15/6/114 : ‘File 2/40 II AIR FACILITIES (CIVIL) MUSCAT. VOLUME II’ - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0006]/036-000242469[0003]/037-000242557[0002]/038-000242561[0043]/040-000242604
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (256 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000831.0x00031a
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Arabic
English - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1946
- End Date:
- 1948
- Date Range:
- 10 Dec 1946-7 Jul 1948
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 258; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
- Former External References:
- Subject Files: File 2/40 II
- Arrangement:
- The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Folios 248-257 are file notes.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)