IOR/R/15/6/133

The file concerns all aspects of ceremonial at the Political Agency, Muscat, particularly in terms of relations between British officials and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman.

The papers include: Government of India regulations concerning the cost of firing salutes, 1938; rules governing ceremonial arrangements at Muscat and Oman, including official calls by the Political Agent and HBM's Consul, Muscat, official visits by the Sultan, visits by the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, visits by British warships and the Royal Air Force, official occasions, gun salutes, Gwadur [Gwadar], and flags (draft and revised versions), 1941; correspondence from the Political Agent, Muscat, and the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf concerning official calls and gun salutes, 1945-47; and papers concerning points of ceremony arising from the transfer of control over Persian Gulf affairs from the Government of India to HM Government in 1947, including a note by the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf on designation of officers, precedence, salutes, flags, the Political Resident's appellation of 'Honourable', and uniform, dated 10 May 1947, with comments by the India Office and Foreign Office.