'File 9/5 Naval & Shipping: Facilities for Royal Navy at Muscat Sultanate'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'File 9/5 Naval & Shipping: Facilities for Royal Navy at Muscat Sultanate'
- Date:
- 1942/1948
- Description:
- Abstract: Correspondence and other papers concerning the establishment and maintenance of naval facilities within the territories of the Muscat Sultanate. Proposals for the following facilities are covered by the file: an examination service at Khassab for ships entering the Persian Gulf; a small station on Little Quoin Island; the transferral of a convoy assembly port from Bandar Abbas to Khassab Bay; a small police force at Khor Kuwai; transferral of control of Khor Kuwai to the Royal Air Force for the operation of air-sea rescue craft; permission to fly the flag on Ghanam Island; and the retention of buildings and facilities at Khor Kuwai following the end of the Second World War. Permission for all such facilities required the authority of the Sultan of Muscat, Said bin Taimur [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] and the correspondence reflects this.Correspondence comes from: the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Political Agent, Muscat; the Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf; the Air Officer Commanding, Iraq; the Sultan of Muscat and his representatives; and officials at the India Office.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 135, 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in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.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:
- Naval bases
- Geographic region:
- Khor Kuwai
- Rights:
- غير معروف
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000881.0x000054_ar
81055/vdc_100000000881.0x000054_en
IOR/R/15/6/309
IOR/R/15/6/309