Coll 30/191(1) ‘Evacuation of Ras-al-Hadd by R.A.F. and dumping of ammunition into the sea’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Coll 30/191(1) ‘Evacuation of Ras-al-Hadd by R.A.F. and dumping of ammunition into the sea’
- Date:
- 1946/1946
- Description:
- 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.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Ammunition
Arms traffic
Royal Air Force - Geographic region:
- Ras al Hadd
- Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000648.0x0001f3_ar
81055/vdc_100000000648.0x0001f3_en
IOR/L/PS/12/3929
IOR/L/PS/12/3929