Coll 7/38(S) 'Muscat: export of arms and ammunition to the Persian Gulf'
Date:
1949/1949
Description:
Abstract: Correspondence regarding a formal visit made by the Royal Pakistan Naval vessel HMPS
Jhelumto Muscat, during which a consignment of gunpowder was transported to the Sultan of Muscat. The Government of India had arranged for the transport of gunpowder three years earlier, but had been unable to effect the transfer. The correspondence provides details of the visit, which included a formal lunch for the Sultan, tea and dinner parties for officers, local notables and the royal family, and an open day for the public.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 8; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.