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13. Vol 33 Miscellaneous letters inward and outward
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- Abstract: The volume contains letters relating mainly to British naval patrols in the Persian Gulf, acts of piracy and hostilities between rival native chiefs as follows: two letters from the Chief Secretary, Political Department, Bombay Castle to the British Political Resident in the Persian Gulf at Bushire about a rumoured Persian attack on Bahrain planned by Hossain Ali Mirza, Prince of Sherauz [Shīrāz] (ff 1B-2v) and an attack on Dubai boats by the Chief of Abothebee [Abu Dhabi], Mahomed Been Shakboot, [Shaikh Muḥammed bin Shakhbut Āl Nahyān] (ff 9-14v); two letters of instruction from Captain Charles Sealy, Senior Marine Officer in the Persian Gulf to Captain George Walker, commanding the Honourable Company (HC) cruizer Ternate(f 5-5v) and Lieutenant George Herne, commanding the Honourable Company (HC) cruizer Nautilus(f 6-6v) regarding their sea patrol of the Pearl Banks between Shaga [Sharjah] and Bahrein [Bahrain] and the planned interception of two pirate boats returning from Zanzibar, together with a letter of reply from Lieutenant George Herne reporting the outcome (f 15-15v); a general letter of instruction from Captain Charles Sealy to all marine officers aboard HC cruizers stationed in the Persian Gulf, listing their sea patrol duties (ff 7-8v); a letter of enquiry from Henry Willock, the British envoy to Persia, to the British Political Resident at Bushire, about British and Indian exports shipped to Persian Gulf ports (ff 3-4v).The volume title ‘Bushire Residency Book No 33 Miscellaneous letters inward and outward 5 Jan 1824-25 May 1824’ is typewritten and appears on a modern title page that has been inserted at the front of the volume (folio 1A).Physical description: Foliation: the letters in the volume are numbered 1B, then 2 to 15, from front to back. A modern, typewritten tile page has been inserted in the front of the volume and is numbered 1A. The numbering is written in pencil in the top right corner, on the recto of every folio.The 7 letters in the volume were originally numbered in ink and in most cases, on both the recto and verso as follows: 71-73; 90-92, 204-206, 207, 219-228, 242.
14. Sketch map of Khor Jarama and Ras Al Had
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- Abstract: This map depicts Khor Jarama [Khawr al Jarāmah] and Ras Al Had [Ra’s al Ḩadd] on the eastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula. Drawn by Captain Reginald George Evelyn William Alban, Commandant of the Muscat Infantry, the map marks out proposed defensive areas for planned military operations in the area. The map accompanies a letter addressed by Alban to the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd]. Scale not given.Physical description: Materials: Manuscript; coloured ink, crayon and pencil on paper.Dimensions: 336 x 210mm.
15. Coll 30/191(1) ‘Evacuation of Ras-al-Hadd by R.A.F. and dumping of ammunition into the sea’
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- Abstract: The file consists of papers (correspondence, mostly by telegraph, and ‘Extract from the Muscat Intelligence Summary No. 8 April 16th-30th.’) relating to the disbandment of the Royal Air Force unit at Ras al Hadd, in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman (and the transfer of personnel, stores and equipment to Masirah). The papers mostly concern the erroneous dumping of ammunition into the sea too near to the shore, from where it could be recovered by local inhabitants, and subsequent questions about the quantity of ammunition disposed of, and to what extent it was likely to be serviceable.The correspondence is mostly between the following: the India Office; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Headquarters, British Forces, Aden; and the Political Agent, Muscat.The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 19; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
16. Coll 30/49(3) 'Persian Gulf. Lighting and Buoying in'
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- Abstract: This file contains correspondence regarding the Persian Gulf Lighting Service. Specifically, this correspondence discusses transferring responsibility for this service from the Government of India to the British Government, a proposal to construct a light house at Ras al-Hadd in Oman, the abolition of a number of beacons in the region, issues that arose around lighting in the Gulf after Britain's occupation of Iran in 1941 and other related topics.The majority of the correspondence is between British Government officials at the Ministry of Transport, the Political Residency in Bushire (Bahrain post-1947), the Foreign Office, the Government of India's External Affairs Department, the India Office and the Admiralty. The file also contains a limited amount of correspondence between British Government officials and commercial entities including the Anglo-Persian Oil Company and the Bahrain Petroleum Company.In addition to correspondence, the file contains the following documents:'Persian Gulf Lighting Service. Proposals by Ministry of Transport for Future Organisation' (folio 5)'Note on proposed transfer of Control of the Persian Gulf Lighting Service from the Government of India to His Majesty's Government' (folios 30-32)'Statement of Assets of the Persian Gulf Lighting Service Fund' (folios 136-137)'Persian coast, Lighthouses, Light Vessels [sic] and Light Buoys. Meeting in Assistant Hydrographer's Room A.M. Wednesday 19th March, 1947' (folio 197)'List of Navigational Aids Maintained by the Persian Gulf Lighting Service and Others in the Persian Gulf' (folio 214)'Memorandum on Lighting and Buoyage of the Persian Gulf' India Office, 1912 (folios 242-250)'Lighting and Buoying in the Persian Gulf' minutes of meeting at Foreign Office, 1946 (folios 254-257)'Note prepared by the Engineer-in-Chief, Lighthouse Dept. on Post-war improvement of lighting in the Persian Gulf' (folios 313-323)Scheme for the post-war development of the Persian Gulf Lighting Service prepared by the Port Director, Basra (folios 331-337).The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 428; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
17. 'File 2/6 KARACHI-ADEN AIR ROUTE. II-A/8'
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- Abstract: The volume contains correspondence in the form of telegrams, and letters related to the air facilities/landing grounds at Salalah, Masirah and Ras Al-Hadd used by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the work in progress there.Among the issues discussed in the correspondence are the following: providing workers and artisans for the building of extra accommodation at Ras Al-Hadd and Masirah; ships loading and unloading; workers fleeing to Muscat; the shooting of an Arab man by one of the sentries at Ras Al-Hadd; the recruitment of an Arab guard at Ras Al-Hadd; the hiring of the Shaikh of Dubai’s launch; the payments of Shaikh Said bin Sultan and Shaikh Khamis bin Hilal of Masirah; and Persian Gulf and South Arabian Coast Policy.The volume contains correspondence related to the payment of customs duty on goods and equipment imported into the State of Muscat and Oman in connection with the organisation of the Karachi-Aden Air Route. It also contains reports and nine appendixes (ff 93-111) on the landing grounds at Masirah and Ras Al-Hadd. Those reports and appendixes are prepared by G S Cooper, Civil Engineer, Air Headquarters, Iraq. Among the issues covered in the reports are the following: runways; progress of work; nature of ground; dispersal; water supply; bomb and petrol storage, as well as staff and labour.The volume also includes correspondence with the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) providing statements for lists of goods imported to Masirah for the period between April and December. The volume also contains correspondence regarding communication with the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, and his views on the following: the work in progress at the landing grounds; the RAF’s plan to establish a flying boat base at Raisut (Raysut); digging a well in the RAF camp and the terms of the water agreement, raising the price of labourers, customs’ regulations; and the behaviour of the RAF staff at Salalah.The main correspondents in the volume are the Political Agent, Muscat; the Assistant Political Agent, Salalah; Air Headquarters, Iraq; the Political Resident, Bushire; and J H Campbell, Executive Engineer, Government of India, New Delhi.Workers are referred to in the volume as 'coolies' [a pejorative term used by the British to refer to a non-British labourer].Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 200; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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