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IOR/R/15/6/384
- Record Id:
- 040-000242883
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000242469
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000881.0x00009f
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100069663820.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/6/384
- Title:
- File 11/34 I Defence and War Subsidy
- Scope & Content:
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This volume contains correspondence between British officials concerning plans for the defence of the Persian Gulf in the event of a major war with an emphasis on plans for the defence of Muscat. The correspondence in the volume is mainly between officials at the India Office, the Political Residency and the Political Agency in Muscat but it also includes a limited amount of correspondence from Royal Air Force and Royal Navy officers. In addition to this correspondence, the volume contains the following related documents:
- 'Defence of the Persian Gulf in the Event of a Major War' - a memorandum by the Political Resident, Trenchard Craven Fowle (folios 34-54)
- 'Record of an Informal Discussion held at the India Office on 14th April to consider the Political Resident's Memorandum regarding the Defence of the Persian Gulf in the event of a major war' (folios 55-66)
- 'Appreciation of the Situation Regarding the Defence of Muscat against Tribal Attack and Sabotage' - a memorandum by Major R G Price that contains two small photographs of Muscat and Mattra [Muttrah], (folios 132-140)
- Draft of an Order in Council granting the Political Residency and Political Agencies emergency powers in the event of war (folios 112-122)
- 'Note on an interview between His Highness the Sultan of Muscat and Captain T. Hickinbotham O.B.E., held at the Agency Muscat on May the 13th, 1939' (folios 147-149).
- 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
038-000242832
040-000242883 - 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/15/6/334-401 : File 11: Political
IOR/R/15/6/384 : File 11/34 I Defence and War Subsidy - Contains:
- IOR/R/15/6/384, f 139 1 : Mattra
IOR/R/15/6/384, f 139 2 : Muscat
Click here to View / search full list of parts of IOR/R/15/6/384 - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0006]/036-000242469[0003]/037-000242557[0012]/038-000242832[0051]/040-000242883
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 volume (160 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000881.0x00009f
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1937
- End Date:
- 1939
- Date Range:
- 18 Jan 1937-30 May 1939
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 162; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 5-159; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
- Former External References:
- File 11/34 I
- Arrangement:
- The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)