Coll 20/39 'Muscat: Tours of Political Agent; General Situation in Oman; Including assistance to Sultan of Muscat - RAF support'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Coll 20/39 'Muscat: Tours of Political Agent; General Situation in Oman; Including assistance to Sultan of Muscat - RAF support'
- Date:
- 1940/1946
- Description:
- Abstract: Correspondence, notes, and minutes relating to the situation in the interior of Oman. The papers cover the following matters:the Sultan's ambition to assert his authority over the tribes of the interior of Oman due to the Imam's ill healththe question of what military (arms and personnel) support the British should provide for the Sultan, including the appointment of a Military Adviser and a cash subsidythe financial responsibility for such supportthe question of whether to provide Royal Air Force (RAF) support to the Sultanthe question of securing the co-operation of the tribes of the interior for the development of oil resources in the region.Principal correspondents include officials at the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf, India Office, Government of India (External Affairs Department), Admiralty, War Office, Treasury, Ministry of Fuel and Power (Petroleum Department), Foreign Office, and Air Ministry.Also contained in the file are the following reports:'Report on a Visit to Sur in August 1940' by Tom Hickinbotham, Political Agent at Muscat, with a letter to the Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf regarding fresh water sources in the area, dated 27 August 1940 (folios 137-140)Report on a trip to Jabal Akhdhar by Arnold Crawshaw Galloway, Political Agent at Muscat, dated 18 March 1945 (folios 131-34, with sketch map on folio 127).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 140; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Military support
Internal politics - Rights:
- غير معروف
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000602.0x00021f_ar
81055/vdc_100000000602.0x00021f_en
IOR/L/PS/12/2999
IOR/L/PS/12/2999