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13. 'Sultan's Palace, Muscat'
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- Abstract: Genre/Subject Matter:View looking due west across the harbour towards the Sultan's Palace and surrounding buildings. This is presumably the white building with the crenellated roofline in the centre of the print, overlooked by Fort Capitano (Fort Al-Mirani) on the headland to the right of the image.In the middle-ground various dhows and other craft are moored or at anchor in the harbour. In the background rocky hills rise from right to left.This image is one of two prints that form a panoramic view over Muscat. The second image shows more of the scene to the left including the Muscat Consulate and Agency (Photo 355/1/43). The photograph was taken from an elevated position, most likely from Fort Al-Jalali.Inscriptions:Lower right, in pencil alongside image: '42'Lower left, in pencil alongside image: 'b'Below image, in pen: 'Sultan's Palace, Muscat'Physical description: Dimensions:151 x 208 mmFormat:Albumen print on paperCondition:The print is in moderate condition with staining and creasing in the sky area, in particular in the upper right corner, and minor surface dirt throughout. Some medium toning is visible in the sea area at lower left and centre.Foliation:‘b’ (crossed out); ‘42’Process:Albumen print
14. 'Sultan's Palace, Muscat'
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- Abstract: Genre/Subject Matter:View looking due west across the harbour towards the Sultan's Palace and surrounding buildings. This is presumably the white building with the crenellated roofline in the centre of the print, overlooked by Fort Capitano (Fort Al-Mirani) on the headland to the right of the image.In the middle-ground various dhows and other craft are moored or at anchor in the harbour. In the background rocky hills rise from right to left.This image is one of two prints that form a panoramic view over Muscat. The second image shows more of the scene to the left including the Muscat Consulate and Agency (Photo 355/1/43). The photograph was taken from an elevated position, most likely from Fort Al-Jalali.Inscriptions:Lower right, in pencil alongside image: '42'Lower left, in pencil alongside image: 'b'Below image, in pen: 'Sultan's Palace, Muscat'Physical description: Dimensions:151 x 208 mmFormat:Albumen print on paperCondition:The print is in moderate condition with staining and creasing in the sky area, in particular in the upper right corner, and minor surface dirt throughout. Some medium toning is visible in the sea area at lower left and centre.Foliation:‘b’ (crossed out); ‘42’Process:Albumen print
15. 'Muscat Consulate & Agency'
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- Abstract: Genre/Subject Matter:View looking south-west across the harbour towards the British Consultate and Agency and surrounding buildings. This is presumably the white building with the flag-staff on the roof.In the middle- and foreground to the right of the image various dhows and other craft are moored or at anchor in the harbour. In the background rocky hills loom over the horizon. A fortified tower is visible on the nearest hill to the left of the image.This image is one of two prints that form a panoramic view over Muscat. The second image shows more of the scene to the right including the Sultan's Palace (Photo 355/1/42). The photograph was taken from an elevated position, most likely from Fort Al-Jalali.Inscriptions:Lower right, in pencil alongside image: '43'Lower left, in pencil alongside image: 'a'Below image, in pen: 'Muscat Consulate & Agency'Physical description: Dimensions:156 x 205 mmFormat:Albumen print on paperCondition:The print is in good condition with staining and creasing in the sky area in the upper right and left corners and minor surface dirt throughoutFoliation:‘a’ (crossed out); ‘43’Process:Albumen print
16. 'Muscat Consulate & Agency'
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- Abstract: Genre/Subject Matter:View looking south-west across the harbour towards the British Consultate and Agency and surrounding buildings. This is presumably the white building with the flag-staff on the roof.In the middle- and foreground to the right of the image various dhows and other craft are moored or at anchor in the harbour. In the background rocky hills loom over the horizon. A fortified tower is visible on the nearest hill to the left of the image.This image is one of two prints that form a panoramic view over Muscat. The second image shows more of the scene to the right including the Sultan's Palace (Photo 355/1/42). The photograph was taken from an elevated position, most likely from Fort Al-Jalali.Inscriptions:Lower right, in pencil alongside image: '43'Lower left, in pencil alongside image: 'a'Below image, in pen: 'Muscat Consulate & Agency'Physical description: Dimensions:156 x 205 mmFormat:Albumen print on paperCondition:The print is in good condition with staining and creasing in the sky area in the upper right and left corners and minor surface dirt throughoutFoliation:‘a’ (crossed out); ‘43’Process:Albumen print
17. 'Marine Minutes – Light Ships &c 1864 to 1866 Vol 1'
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- Abstract: The Minutes of the Council of India on miscellaneous marine matters. Correspondence discusses the following topics:Cost of maintenance of light vessel at Little Basses Rocks and light dues collectedStern wheel steamersSubscription to funds of the Strangers' Home for AsiaticsStores and fittings for troop shipsMeteorological measurements submitted from BombayDirections for approaching Kurrachee [Karachi] HarbourMedical comforts for troopshipsErection of lighthouses in the Red Sea.The volume includes a map (folio 84) of the Indian Ocean and a Chart of the Red Sea (folio 335). Also included is the Annual Report (1860) of the Strangers' Home for Asiatics, Africans and South Sea Islanders (ff 137-150) and a booklet entitled 'Why Not Render the Red and Indian Sea as Secure for Passengers, Mails etc as the Seas of Great Britain' by Henry Gribble, Commander, HCS.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 395; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Several additional pagination and foliation sequences are present intermittently throughout the volume.
18. ‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 39. (From 1st to 15th October 1917.)’
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- Abstract: The volume contains a chronological list of brief summaries of papers relating to the activities of the Indian Expeditionary Force D (also known as the Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force) between 1 and 15 October 1917. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include: telegrams, letters, tables, and memoranda, containing instructions and reports.An index to the contents of this volume can be found at folios 3-8. The volume mostly relates to:Reinforcements and labour requirements of Force DStaff recruitment and appointmentsSupplies for Force D, including: ammunition, rations, animals, weapons, petrol, and ambulancesLists of sick and wounded soldiersInformation about prisoners of warTurkish [Ottoman] forces: intelligence from prisoners and deserters; movements; commanders; plans; estimated strength and distribution on 30 September (ff 74-75); and distribution for week ending 2 October (ff 56-58) and week ending 9 October (ff 201-203)Intelligence on German troops’ movements and plansInformation regarding the construction of Turkish railways in MesopotamiaReports on the recent action at Ramadie [Ramadi]Questions about the use of sailing craft to convey military stores to MesopotamiaDiscussions concerning ‘false’ and ‘exaggerated’ Turkish and German communiquésInformation on freight transported by shipsDiscussions about strategic planning and development of railways and ports in Mesopotamia, including establishment of a Transportation CommissionHigh demand for personnel across multiple departmentsProblems concerning soldiers not returning from leaveReports and discussions about Force D’s air forcesContinued employment of Edmund Candler as Official EyewitnessFinancial administration of Force DCommunications regarding changes to the order of battleRe-organisation of troops and creation of new troopsTransport provisions for the movements of troopsPort at Basrah [Basra] traffic reports and details of improvement worksPossible establishment of dairies in Mesopotamia and a woollen mill at BaghdadDiscussions about destruction and/or loss of animals [referred to as ‘wastage’]Potential transfer of Russian divisions to Force D and discussions about Russian plans in Persia [Iran].The volume also contains:Distribution of Force D, including details of the lines of communication units and names of General Officers and Brigade Commanders (ff 9-22)Distribution of troops for Force D on 9 September (ff 138-146), 16 September (ff 176-185), and 23 September (ff 293-302)Appreciations [reports] from the Directorate of Military Operations summarising the situation in Mesopotamia and Persia on 7 October (ff 154-156) and 14 October (ff 285-287).There is a discrepancy between the content of the appendices 261-263 as described in the summary at folio 225, and the content of the actual appendices 261-263 as they appear at folios 229-230.Whilst the volume contains copies of earlier material dating from September 1917 onwards, the bulk of the material dates from October 1917.Physical description: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 308; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Additional mixed foliation/pagination sequences are also present in parallel between ff 3-306; these numbers are printed and are located in the bottom centre of the recto side of each folio.Dimensions: 21 x 33cm
19. ‘Miscellaneous 16/15 Correspondence with and from the Director of Customs, Bahrain’
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- Abstract: Correspondence, chiefly received from but also sent to, the Director of Customs in Bahrain (Claud Cranbrook Lewis DeGrenier). The majority of the correspondence is official, and relates to miscellaneous trade and customs matters in Bahrain. Aside from general correspondence, memoranda and notices (for example, announcing trade regulations, customs house opening hours), other correspondence in the file includes:a letter from the French pearl merchant David Bienenfeld, dated 1928, requesting permission to bring a wireless radio into Bahrain (ff 7-8);a letter and statement on rice imports into Bahrain for the period May 1927 to May 1928 (ff 15-16);correspondence dated 1929, with a copy of an invoice in German, relating to the import into Bahrain of matches from the Berlin branch of the Handelsvertretung der Udssr in Deutschland (Mercantile Department of the Soviet Government in Germany, ff 23-27);statistical tables detailing the numbers and total tonnage of steamers entering and leaving the port of Bahrain for the years 1928 and 1929 (ff 37-39);a summary of the numbers of packages landed at various Persian Gulf ports for the months August to November 1931 (f 52) and November 1931 to January 1932 (f 61);correspondence dated 1932 relating to changes to the system for khanchia(a customs tax collected on imports), including a petition signed by many of Bahrain’s merchants, objecting to these changes (ff 54-56, f 63);details of the British India Steam Navigation Company’s ‘engagements’ at various ports in the Persian Gulf for the months February to June 1932 (expressed in numbers of packages discharged, ff 65-69, f 74);a 1932 letter (in Arabic with English translation) from prominent Njdy [Nejdi] merchants in Bahrain, requesting a definition of the territorial limits of Bahrain Port (ff 70-72).Physical description: Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 80; 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 also present in parallel between ff 4-78; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
20. 'Maskat from the Harbour Entrance' by Wilfrid Malleson
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- Abstract: Genre/Subject Matter:This printed pen sketch shows Maskat (Muscat) from the harbour entrance and was probably sketched from on board ship. Three small boats are in the foreground while a steamer is visible closer to shore. A fort on an outcrop of land to the left of the image is probably Al Jalali Fort.Inscriptions:Upper right corner, above image in pencil: ‘23’Printed, below image: ‘Maskat from the Harbour entrance’Physical description: Dimensions:130 x 193 mm; 129 x 195 mmCondition:The prints are in good condition with minor transfer from opposite printe page and surface dirt throughout. Some light foxing and creasing at edges.Foliation:‘23’
21. 'File H/15 Building of Pier in Manama'
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- Abstract: This file contains correspondence between the British Political Agent at Bahrain and the British Political Resident in the Persian Gulf at Bushire, as well as J.W. Storrs, Sub-Divisional Engineer at Bushire, Sheikh ‘Īsā bin ‘Alī Āl Khalīfah, Sheikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsā Āl Khalīfah, Yūsuf Kanoo, Seth Rao Sahib Tirathdas Maharaj, Director of Bahrain Customs, and various merchants, shipping agents and contractors.This correspondence concerns the proposal to build a pier and godwons (warehouses) at Manama, Bahrain. Included within the correspondence are details concerning shipping, the loading and unloading of cargo, and wharfage fees at Bahrain; estimates and expenses for building materials; surveys of the proposed location for the pier; and fund-raising for the project among Bahraini merchants.Physical description: Foliation: The main foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled and can be found in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. A second uncircled foliation sequence commencing on f. 2 is also present.
22. 'File 4/22 II Umm Qasr'
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- Abstract: This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the construction of a port in Umm Qasr (also given as Um Qasr) in Iraq for the use of the British military. The correspondence is between officials at the British Embassy in Baghdad, the Political Agency in Kuwait, the Political Residency in Bushire, the India Office and the Foreign Office. In addition to the practical details of the port's construction, its potential political and commercial impact in both Iraq and Kuwait is also discussed.As well as correspondence, the file contains the following:a report entitled 'Location of the Proposed Port at Um Qasr' written by Major Arnold Crawshaw Galloway in August 1941. This report contains a simple hand-drawn map of the relevant area (folios 4-8).a note on the Safwan-Umm Qasr section of the Kuwait-Iraq Frontier written by Major Tom Hickinbotham in November 1941. The note contains a small sketch and number of annexes including relevant agreements and related documents. (folios 16-38).'A note on the establishment of a Port at Umm Qasr and its effect in peace time on the trade and prosperity of Kuwait' prepared by the Political Agency in Kuwait, December 1941 (folios 44-48).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 214; 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 7-205; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
23. 'File 4/22 III Umm Qasr'
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- Abstract: This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the future of the port facilities that were constructed at Umm Qasr by the British military. Also discussed is the issue of whether or not Umm Qasr and the surrounding area fell within Iraqi or Kuwaiti territory.In addition to correspondence, the file contains an aide memoirewritten by the Political Agent in Kuwait, Gordon Noel Jackson in August 1944. This note discusses events concerning the development of the port at Umm Qasr from 1941 up until 1944 (folios 12-13).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 39; 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 20-30; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
24. 'File 36/3 Lease of Bander Shweikh'
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- Abstract: The file includes letters (drafts, originals, and copies), telegrams, and notes relating to secret negotiations over the lease of Bander Shweikh [Ash Shuwaykh] from the Shaikh of Kuwait. The correspondence is mostly between the Political Agent, Kuwait, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (or his assistant) in Bushire, and the Foreign Department of the Government of India, but also includes communications from the Ambassador in Constantinople, Admiralty, India Office, Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf, Marine Department of the Government of India, Foreign Office, Shaikh Mobarek of Kuwait [Mubārak bin Ṣabāḥ Āl Ṣabāḥ], and Shaikh Ahmad al-Jabir [Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ]. Following the First World War the Political Resident communicated with the Civil (later High) Commissioner in Iraq rather than the Government of India.The papers cover the following matters:the secret negotiations over the terms of the lease agreement between the Political Agent, Kuwait and Shaikh Mobarek, such as customs rates and the inclusion of the island of Warbaconcern about how the Turks might view the agreementuse of the site as the terminus of the Baghdad Railwayarrangements for the annual payments to the Shaikhconstruction of buildings such as coal sheds and structures such as mooringsthe precise delimitations of the plot to be leasedtermination of the lease and the question of whether to replace it with a subsidy for the Shaikhfuture use of the buildingsarrangements for a refund following an overpaymentThe file includes the following documents:Captain Heming's report on the position and requirements for the proposed plot (folios 3-6)the final agreement, signed in October 1907, in English and Arabic (folios 118-36)a sketch plan of the Bander Shweikh foreshore (folio 185)Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 278; 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 3-218; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.