'File 12/3 I MAIL SERVICE - MUSCAT & GWADUR'

Title:

'File 12/3 I MAIL SERVICE - MUSCAT & GWADUR'

Date:

1945/1948

Description:

Abstract: The file concerns the operation of mail services to and from Muscat and Oman.The papers include: correspondence concerning the Muscat Political Agency launch; proposals for an air mail service between Muscat and India via Bahrain; the operation of a commercial contract for carrying mail by launch from Muscat to Ras-al-Hadd [Ra’s al Ḩadd]; a proposal to operate an air mail service via Ras-al-Hadd terminated by the disbandment of the Royal Air Force (RAF) unit there; a memorandum from the Political Agent, Muscat, dated 15 April 1946, concerning defects in the postal arrangements in Muscat territory (including Gwadur [Gwadar]); a letter from the Office of the Director of Posts and Telegraphs, Sind and Baluchistan Circle, dated 5 February 1947, detailing proposed improvements to post and telegraph arrangements in Gwadar and Muscat; correspondence from the agents of the British India Steam Navigation Company Limited (BISN), concerning the Company's mail services for Muscat; and correspondence from the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) concerning local services in the Persian Gulf.The file also includes correspondence from the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, the Indian Posts and Telegraphs Department, and Gray, Mackenzie & Company Limited.The Arabic language content of the papers consists of three items of correspondence, and a notice issued by the Political Agent, Muscat (all with English translations).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 183; 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; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Postal services
Mail carriers
Mail steamers
Air mail
British India Steam Navigation Company Limited

Geographic region:

Gwadur

Rights:

غير معروف

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000881.0x0000b7_ar
81055/vdc_100000000881.0x0000b7_en
IOR/R/15/6/408
IOR/R/15/6/408

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