Abstract: The file comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to the activity of Dr Syed Abdul Wahab Al Askari.The discussion in the file relates to this individual, allegedly an Iraqi subject, who was perceived as a doctor of dubious credentials who had entered the territories of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman without permission. He made an allegation of robbery and approached the Political Agent, Muscat to seek redress. He was deemed an undesirable anti-British agitator and possibly involved in subversive activity.Further discussion surrounds his deportation on HMS
Bamoraand his disappearance at the port of Bushire.The file includes an envelope (folio 22) containing a letter to the Commander, HMS
Bamora, affixed with the seal of the Muscat Agency.The file features the following principal correspondents: the Political Agent, Muscat (Major Claude Edward Bremner); the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Gordon Percy Loch); HM Consul, Basrah; and the Council of Regency, Muscat State.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 34; 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 file comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to Suleiman al Baruni and his relatives.The discussion in the file concerns:The nationality of al-Baruni who was from Libya and implications for his admission to OmanHis membership of the Ibadhi sect and his claim that he had influence with tribes inland from TripoliArrangements for travel of members of his family.The principal correspondents in the volume are: the Political Agent, Muscat; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; and officials of the Government of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman.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: This file is comprised of correspondence on whether Muscat is to be considered as within the Sterling Area. The correspondents are the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Political Agent, Muscat; the Secretary of State for India; and the Government of India, External Affairs Department.Issues discussed include relevant legislation and the position of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman in relation to the Trucial Shaikhdoms.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 10; 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.
Abstract: The file comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to the appointment of agents for the government of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman in the United Kingdom and India.The discussion in the file relates to the procurement of terms from different companies and consideration by the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] of issues relating to their appointment. The principal correspondents include: the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (William Rupert Hay); the Political Agent, Muscat (Andrew Crawford Stewart); Charles Kendall & Partners Ltd; the Sultan of Muscat and Oman; officials of the Middle East Secretariat, Foreign Office, London.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 51; 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.
Abstract: The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to oil concessions in Muscat territory.The discussion in the volume relates to the following main issues:Correspondence with officials of Petroleum Concessions and Petroleum Development (Trucial Coast) LimitedDiscussions with Standard Oil of California regarding the awarding of a separate concession for DhofarThe proposed exploration by Petroleum Concessions Limited of the area adjacent to Oman's mountain rangeThe negotiations concerned with an agreement for an oil concession in 'Muscat territory'Demarcation of boundaries between Muscat and the Trucial Coast shaikhdoms.Included in the volume is a copy of the draft agreement between HM Government and Petroleum Concessions (Trucial Coast) Ltd (ff 59-65).The file also includes a report (ff 106-114) by the Political Agent, Bahrain (Captain Tom Hickinbotham) to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, giving his views on how the 'advent of oil must alter our policy on the Trucial Coast' and the necessity of penetrating into the interior and communicating with the tribal rulers there. He also discusses the ramifications of this including the demarcation of boundaries. Another document (folio 127) of interest is the 'NOTE ON CONDITIONS IN THE HINTERLAND SOUTH AND SOUTH-EAST OF THE TRUCIAL COAST' prepared by Petroleum Development (Trucial Coast) Limited. The note concerns the company's assessment of tribal boundaries and implications for development of oil concessions.Also included (folio 17) is a handwritten letter in Arabic by Sultan Sa'id bin Taimur to the Political Agent, Muscat concerning arrangements for a survey of Dhofar province.The principal correspondents in the volume include the Political Agent, Muscat (Major Ralph Ponsonby Watts); the Secretary of State for India; the Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for India (M J Clauson); the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr]; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; Petroleum Concessions Ltd (Stephen Hemsley Longrigg).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 217; 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 between ff 2-217; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
Abstract: The file comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to oil concessions in the Sultanate of Muscat and OmanThe discussion in the file relates to the exploration for oil by Petroleum Development (Oman and Dhofar) Limited in Dhofar, Buraimi and Huqf.Further discussion concerns the issues surrounding the renouncement by Petroleum Development (Oman and Dhofar) Limited of the concession for Dhofar and the Iraq Petroleum Company's view on this.The file features the following principal correspondents: the Political Agent, Muscat (Ralph Ingram Hollows); the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (William Rupert Hay); the Eastern Department, Foreign Office; the Political Agent, Bahrain; General Manager, Iraq Petroleum Company (Stephen Hemsley Longrigg); and the Representative for Petroleum Development (Oman and Dhofar) Limited (Richard Bird).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 30; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: This file consists of two copies of a report titled
Notes on a few days' journey to the west of Maskat[Muscat], written by Valentine Hugh Wilfred Dowson in 1927, and contains related correspondence between: the Political Agent at Muscat and the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 130; 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.
Abstract: This volume contains political and administrative diary entries filed by the Political Agent in Muscat at two week intervals. The subject matter of the entries varies greatly and covers: British political interests; local political affairs; visits of dignitaries; meteorological information; shipping; and tribal affairs. The more extensive entries narrate events that involve the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, or major political figures in Oman, and that may have political implications locally or internationally.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 150; 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 between ff 3-147; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence between ff 3-15 and between ff 87-147, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
Abstract: This file contains regular political diary entries by the Political Agent in Muscat to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf. The entries are usually divided into sections that include: British Officials; local affairs; tribal affairs; weather records; shipping; exchange rates; and prices of regularly traded goods. Occasionally entries on affairs of the interior of Oman or exchange rates are also included.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 115; 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 between ff 2-114; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Abstract: This file contains political diary entries by the Political Agent in Muscat reporting to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf. The entries cover a wide range of subjects including the movements of British Officials, the ruling family, tribal affairs, commodity and food prices, as well as shipping and local affairs.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 57; 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.
Abstract: This file contains monthly intelligence summary reports filed by the Political Agent in Muscat to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf. The entries are divided into subheadings with a variety of subjects that include: the ruling family; tribal affairs; British Officials, United States Navy; shipping; prices of essential foodstuffs.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 33; 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.
Abstract: This file contains political diary entries by the Political Agent in Muscat to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf. The entries are roughly one month apart and cover a wide range of subjects including the movement of British officials; shipping; ruling family; tribal affairs, and local news. Other subtitles also appear under agriculture; weather; and Gwadur news.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 33; 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.