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1. 'File 9/1 III Visits of His Majesty's Ships'
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- Abstract: Correspondence and other papers relating to the visits of British Navy ships to Muscat and other Oman ports. Most of the papers are notifications of the arrival and departure of HM Ships into and out of Muscat and of the expected movements of such ships within the wider Persian Gulf region. Matters covered by the correspondence include: the nature of visits (official or not); required gun salutes, including the question of whether to fire on Fridays or not; lists of officers aboard; the protocol for visits to other ports in Oman, such as Sur and Salalah; and, if part of an official visit, the programme of social and diplomatic events that will take place. The principal ships mentioned in the file are HMS Flamingo, Wren, and Dalrymple.Correspondence comes from: the Political Agent, Muscat; British Residency, Bahrain; Senior Naval Office in the Persian Gulf; Basil Woods Ballard, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Muscat; and the British Agency, Sharjah.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 87, 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in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
2. 'File 9/1 IV Visits of HM Ships'
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- Abstract: Correspondence and other papers relating to the visits of British Navy vessels to Muscat and other ports and islands within Muscat territories. Most of the papers are notifications of the arrival and departure of HM ships into and out of Muscat. Particular attention is given to the official visit of HMS Loch Quoich, with arrangements for cocktail parties and football and hockey matches covered by the file. Other ships mentioned include HMS Wild Gooseand Flamingo.Correspondence comes from: the Political Agent, Muscat; the Persian Gulf Residency, Bahrain; the Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf; Basil Woods Ballard, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Muscat; and secretaries of sporting clubs in Muscat and Matrah.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 48, 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.