Abstract: The file comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to Suleiman al Baruni and his relatives.The discussion in the file concerns:Baruni's travel to Iraq and Muscathis membership of the Ibadhi sect and the esteem he was held in by both the Sultan of Muscat and Oman and the Imam of Omanhis appointment as Minister in the government of the Sultanate of Muscat and Omanarrangements for travel of members of his familyThe principal correspondents in the volume are: the Political Agent, Muscat; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; HM High Commissioner for Iraq; and officials of the Government of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 202; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
Abstract: Distinctive Features:Title continues: 'vornämlich nach Wellsted, ferner nach Whitelock, Cruttendon, Niebuhr, Haines Aucher Eloy, zu C. Ritters Erdkunde von Carl Zimmermann. Berlin 1846. Zum Arabischen Heft des Atlas von Vorder-Asien gehörig'.Coloured for reference.Includes inset map of Oman.The coast between Abu Dhabi and Dubai is labelled ‘Piraten Küste’; shows pearl banks to the west of Abu Dhabi bay.Physical description: Dimensions:600 x 570 mm, on sheet 687 x 604 mm
Abstract: The file contains correspondence between the Political Agents at Bahrain and Sharjah, the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, the Government of India at New Delhi, Gray, Mackenzie & Co. Ltd. and other suppliers, on arrangements and expenditures for sending an anti-locust delegation from Karachi to Oman for four months in 1946 and on supplies requested for the anti locust campaigns in Oman and Kuwait.Physical description: The main foliation is written in pencil, circled, in the top right corner of the recto of each folio. The numbering begins on the first folio after the front cover, on number 1; then 2-18; 19 and 19A; 20-150; 151 and 151A; 152-190; 191 and 191A; 192-199; 200 and 200A; and carries on until 268, which is the last number given, on the inside of the back cover. The following folios are missing or skipped: 6, 8, 21, 99, 167, 187. There are two other foliations sequences, which are incomplete.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of a Political Despatch from the Government of India Foreign Department to the Secretary of State for India, dated 23 October 1874, forwarding for information a copy of papers (correspondence between the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and the Political Agent and Consul at Muscat, forwarded to the Government of India Foreign Department by the Political Resident) relating to the affairs and Muscat and Oman. The despatch is in continuation of Despatch No. 155 of 25 August 1874.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 438, and terminates at f 451a, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The sequence contains seven foliation anomalies: f 438a, f 442a, f 443a, f 444a, f 447a, f 448a, and f 451a.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of a Political Despatch from the Government of India Foreign Department to the Secretary of State for India, dated 21 November 1873 and received by the India Office Political Department on 15 December 1873, forwarding copies of papers relating to affairs in Nejd [Najd] and Bahrein [Bahrain], and rumoured movements of [Ottoman] Turkish troops on Oman. The chief correspondents are the Acting Political Agent in the Persian Gulf and the Secretary to the Government of India Foreign Department. Also included are translated purports of letters by: the Chief of Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi]; the Chief of Debaye [Dubai], via his Yawar (Assistant); and the British Agent, Arab Coast, Shargah [Sharjah]. The papers chiefly refer to the dispute between the Chief of Aboothabee and the 'colonists' of Odeyd [Khawr al Udayd], and the purported intention of the Turkish authorities to extend their influence to Oman.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 15, and terminates at f 25, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The sequence contains three foliation anomalies: f 15a, f 20a, and f 21a.In the second copy of the despatch two extracts of Enclosure No. 10 have been cut out of the folio (f 23).
Abstract: This file contains reports on the contemplated invasion of Oman by the Ibn Rashid clan of Jabal Shammar by the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf. It also contains discussions on Turkish influence and jurisdiction on the Arab Coast between the Government of India and the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf. Finally, the file also contains the September 1888-June 1889 Administration and trade returns.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 77; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: The volume consists of translations of (and substances of) letters in Arabic and Persian received by the British Residency in the Persian Gulf; the original letters are not present in the volume. The greatest proportion of this correspondence is from the Resident's native agents throughout the Persian Gulf at Bahrein [Bahrain], Lingah [Bandar-e-Lengeh], Muscat, Sharjah, and also from the News Writer at Shiraz. Most of the remaining correspondence is from various Chiefs/Governors/Shaikhs from across the Gulf, their relations, or subjects; leaders from Persia and Oman are the most heavily represented.Developments in Persia are a frequent inclusion in the correspondence, particularly with regard to news surrounding Shiraz, and the Government of Fars. Events surrounding the diplomatic rupture between the British and the Government of Bushire, and the temporary removal of the Residency to Karak [Khārk, Jazīreh-ye] in March 1839 are also included, along with subsequent efforts by the Persians to induce the Resident to return.Updates on the situation in Nejde [Najd] can also be found within. These cover the defeat of Ameer Fysul [Amīr Fayṣul] by Koorshid Pacha [Khūrshid Pāshā], the Commander of Egyptian Forces in Nejde, and the subsequent establishment of Ameer Khalid bin Soud [Amīr Khālid bin Sa'ud] as the Governor of that province. It therefore also includes reports on the Commander's efforts to induce the submission of Shaikh Abdulla bin Ahmed [Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Aḥmad Āl Khalīfah], Chief of Bahrein, to Egypt; he claims that the island is a tributary of Nejde. This includes the further efforts of his agent, Mahomed bin Muttuk, to secure the submission of the various Arab tribes in Oman; a move requiring the occupation of Braymee, held by the Naim tribe which is hostile to Egyptian expansion. As a result, accusations of collusion with this agent — made by the Arab Chiefs against each other — can also be found within; the main belligerents being Shaikh Sultan bin Suggur [Sulṭān bin Saqr], Chief of the Joasmees [Qāsimī]; and Shaikh Kuleefa bin Shakboot [Khalīfah bin Shakhbūṭ], Chief of the Beniyas.The conflict between Esa bin Tareef [‘Isá bin Ṭarīf] of the Al Ali tribe with the Chief of Bahrein is also featured to an extent, along with the abandonment of the Al Ali by the Chief of Beniyas, as a result of the increasing threat from Egyptian forces from Nejde.The correspondence also includes material of a more routine nature, such as the relaying of letters and packets, to reports on the movements of British ships. It also includes reports relating to the restitution of property plundered at sea.Please note that Bahrein is also spelt Bharein, and Shiraz is also spelt Sheeraz within the volume.Physical description: Pagination: The volume contains an original pagination sequence, which commences at the first page of text and terminates at the last page; these numbers are written in ink (with additions in pencil), and can be found in the top outermost corners of each page. Page 225 has been omitted from this sequence; this is likely to be a result of human error.
Abstract: The volume consists of correspondence addressed to the Resident in the Persian Gulf in 1823. Initially, Captain John Macleod fills the role of Resident, but he is replaced following his death by Lieutenant-Colonel Ephraim Gerrish Stannus towards the end of the year. This file is made up of correspondence selected from four separate volumes and bound together in chronological order; it is far from a complete set.The content of the correspondence relates to British political relations in the Persian Gulf; more specifically, relations with Oman and Persia, along with matters related to the enforcement of the General Treaty with the Arab Tribes of the Persian Gulf of 1820. It also concerns itself with the restoration of the Banī Bū ‘Alī tribe to their native territory, from which they were removed by a British Expedition against them in 1821.Physical description: Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the title page and terminates at the last folio of text (f 53); these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and can be found in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: The volume contains original pagination in ink. However, it is inconsistent because the letters have been taken from separate volumes, then later combined in chronological order. The pagination therefore does not reflect the order of the present volume.
Abstract: This file contains papers relating to the rebellion instigated by the Jenebeh Tribe of Sur in Oman against the authority of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Turkee bin Faisal, in 1898. The letters are mostly exchanges on the evolving political situation in 1898 between the Political Agent in Muscat and the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf. The file contains two letters from the Sultan of Muscat himself informing the British authorities in Oman of his intentions to restore his authority at Sur.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 46; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: Distinctive Features:Relief shown by shading.Various routes shown in colour with a key of reference provided below map.Copied from a ‘Sketch map to illustrate the paper on “Some Excursions in Oman” by Major General Sir Percy Cox, G.C.M.G.’ published in the Geographical Journal in September 1925, vol. 66, no. 3.On verso, at the top left-hand corner: 'Fig. VI' crossed over and ‘PLATE VII’.Top right-hand corner: ‘OA 4938, 7-12-25’.Lower left below neat line: ‘A.P.O.C.M.R. Reg. No. 138 – Aug 26’.Physical description: Materials:Print on fabricDimensions:188 x 196 mm, on sheet 342 x 278
Abstract: Distinctive Features:Relief shown by shading and spot heights.Hand drawn sketch map showing the Arabian coast of the Persian Gulf between Al Katif and Ras Jibsk. Notations concerning the topography of the region cover the face of the map with graticule lines with degrees of latitude inserted in pencil.Physical description: Materials:Pen and ink with wash on paperDimensions:395 x 730 mmFoliation:The map has been foliated in the top right hand corner with a pencil number enclosed in a circle.
Abstract: Distinctive Features:Hand-drawn outline map with certain areas (i.e. the Trucial Coast, area north of Shinas down to Muscat, and Dhofar Crown Estate) defined and annotated with remarks on their revenues. Coastal towns in the Gulf of Oman labelled and represented by encircled dots.Physical description: Materials:Pencil on paperDimensions:325 x 212 mm