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25. 'File 11/12 II Muscat Intelligence Summary'
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- 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 A previous foliation sequence between ff 3-15 and between ff 87-147, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
26. 'File 11/12 Muscat Intelligence Summary'
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- 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 198; 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 4-195; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
27. 'File 8/27 I '1. H.H. the SULTAN. 2. SULTAN'S VISITS TO INDIA & EUROPE. 1932-1937.'
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- Abstract: This volume concerns the affairs and travels of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd]. The correspondence includes details of unofficial visits to India by the Sultan during the summer months of 1932, 1934 and 1935, including proposed itineraries and arrangements for the handling of state affairs in his absence. It also includes discussion of the Sultan's wish to import a machine gun into Bombay during one of his visits, for the purpose of having the weapon repaired and re-exported to Muscat.In addition, the correspondence briefly discusses the Sultan's proposed visits to Bagdad [Baghdad], Kuwait and Bahrain in August/September 1937, and his wish to visit the Viceroy in India later that same year. Despite its inclusion in the title, no mention is made of any plans for the Sultan to visit Europe during this period.The volume features the following principal correspondents: the Sultan of Muscat and Oman; the Political Agent and Consul, Muscat; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; various officials of the Governments of India and Bombay. The Arabic language material consists of correspondence received by the Political Agent from the Sultan and his representatives.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 93; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
28. 'File 8/27 III 1). H.H. THE SULTAN. 2. SULTAN's VISIT TO INDIA AND EUROPE.'
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- Abstract: This volume relates to proposed and planned visits by the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] to Japan, the United States, Europe (i.e. England, France, Germany and Italy), and India.Related matters of discussion include the following: the Sultan's correspondence with foreign powers; arrangements for the Sultan's visit to England in March 1938; details of the Sultan's visit to Bombay in April 1940 for a consultation with an eye specialist; arrangements for the Sultan's trip to Karachi, where his father resides (January 1941).The volume features the following principal correspondents: the Political Agent and Consul, Muscat; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Secretary of State for India; the Sultan of Muscat and Oman; officials of the Foreign Office, the India Office and the Government of India's External Affairs Department.Included with the correspondence are the following items: a copy of a programme for the visit to Britain of the Sultan's father [Taymūr bin Fayṣal bin Turkī Āl Bū Sa‘īd] in September-October 1928 (ff 10-17); a copy of a memorandum on the history of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, produced in preparation of the aforementioned visit (ff 48-52); an India Office account of the Sultan's official visit to England, which began on 28 March and ended on 11 April 1938 (ff 98-101); an original programme for the 1938 visit (ff 112-121).The Arabic language material consists of a single letter received by the Political Agent from the Sultan (an English translation is included). There is no material in the volume covering the year 1939.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 181; 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.
29. 'File 8/27 SULTAN'S TOURS to INDIA, U.K., FAR EAST, U.S.A. June to Dec 1937.'
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- Abstract: This volume concerns the Sultan of Muscat and Oman's [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] travels abroad. It includes discussion of proposed visits in 1937/1938 to India, Singapore, Japan, the United States, London, France, and Italy. Most of the correspondence discusses arrangements for the Sultan's confirmed tour of India in November 1937, which includes a state visit to New Delhi to meet the Viceroy (Victor Alexander John Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow). Also covered are the following: the British Government's disappointment at not being informed by the Sultan regarding his plans for a European tour and a possible visit to the United States; plans for the Sultan to visit his father [Taymūr bin Fayṣal bin Turkī Āl Bū Sa‘īd] in Japan; discussion as to whether the Sultan should be afforded the status of state guest during his visit to London.The volume features the following principal correspondents: the Political Agent and Consul, Muscat; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Secretary of State for India; the Viceroy of India; the Sultan of Muscat and Oman; officials of the Government of India's External Affairs Department, the Foreign Office, the India Office, and the Colonial Office.The Arabic language material consists of correspondence between the Political Agent and the Sultan and his representatives.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 228; 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.
30. 'File 8/29 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: ACTIVITIES OF SAIYID TAIMUR BIN FAISAL'
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- Abstract: This file relates to the activities of Sir Sayid Taimur bin Faisal [Taymūr bin Fayṣal bin Turkī Āl Sa‘īd], former Sultan of Muscat and Oman.The correspondence reports on the ex-Sultan's business interests and on his travels under the alias T F T Al Said. Most of the correspondence covers the period 1943-1946 and concerns arrangements for Sayid Taimur bin Faisal's visits to Muscat. There is no material covering the period 1937-1939.Notable correspondents include the following: the Political Agent and Consul, Muscat; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd]; officials of the Government of India's Foreign and Political (later External Affairs) Department.The Arabic language material consists of correspondence received by the Political Agent from the Sultan (English translations are also present).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 65; 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.
31. 'File 3/3 Persian Navy'
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- Abstract: This file concerns visits of Persian warships to Arab ports. The two main issues discussed are whether Arab rulers in the Gulf should be formally notified prior to any visits to their ports by Persian warships, and, in cases where notification has not been received, whether a call to visit should be accepted. Much of the file consists of copies of telegrams relating to this matter between the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, the Government of India's Foreign and Political Department, and the British Minister, Tehran. Other correspondents include the following: the Political Agent, Kuwait; the Secretary to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Secretary of State for India; the Foreign Office; the Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf; the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jabir as-Sabah [Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ].Other matters discussed in the file include: a reported incident of an officer of a Persian warship hauling down a British flag at Basidu [Bāsaʻīdū]; a subsequent tour of the Gulf by a flotilla of eight British destroyers, and its perceived effect on opinion in Kuwait.The file also includes a copy of an address, given by the Political Resident to the Trucial Chiefs [rulers of the Trucial states] at Dibai [Dubai], on 23 September 1933.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 100; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 2-99, and ff 3-99; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
32. 'File 6/34 Foreign Interests: American Interests in the Persian Gulf'
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- Abstract: This file contains correspondence concerning visits made to the Gulf by American officials. The majority of the correspondence in the file relates to a visit to Muscat made by the US Army Survey Mission in 1945.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 21; 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 3-16; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
33. ‘File 16/39 Miscellaneous. Visit to Bahrain of Rev. J. V. Westlake, Chaplain of the Church of England. & other chaplains. Appointment of a Church of England Minister, Bahrain’
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- Abstract: Correspondence and other papers relating to the visits to Bahrain of representatives of: the Church of England at Basra (Reverend J V Westlake; Reverend F W Bowyer); the Anglican Diocese of Jerusalem (Bishop George Francis Graham Brown); the Church of Scotland (Reverend James Hume); and the Latin Church at Ashar, Basra (Reverend Father Laurence Lamb). The papers also concern arrangements for services to be held by these visitors in Bahrain, and reports (many in the file notes at the end of the file) written or dictated by the Political Agent, describing the visits and services held.The file also contains: correspondence and papers produced by the Church Committee in Bahrain relating to services held in Bahrain, and arrangements for the Church of England chaplain at Basra to make periodic visits to Bahrain to conduct services; correspondence concerning the appointment of an Anglican clergyman at the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) camp in Bahrain; and a letter from the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Geoffrey Prior) to the Bishop of Jerusalem (Reverend Weston Henry Stewart) dated 20 October 1943, on proposals for the construction of an Anglican church in Bahrain (ff 85-86).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 104; 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 4-89; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
34. ‘File 16/42 II Visitors and guests of the Political Agent, Bahrain’
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- Abstract: Correspondence and other papers relating to arrangements for visits to Bahrain, or passages through Bahrain, by various individuals, including:Harbans Lal Jerath, Director of Posts and Telegraphs at Karachi, on an official visit in late 1946 and early 1947. Details of the visit, including a tour programme, discussions for a renewal of the mail contract, and a proposed new post office building in Bahrain, are included in the file (ff 43-44, ff 103-104);Ghulamali Khan Talpur, Minister for Food, Agriculture, Industries and Labour in Sind, visiting Bahrain while en route to Jeddah, Mecca and Medina in February 1947. Copies of a report of the visit, prepared by the Indian Assistant at the Agency, appear in the file (f 51, f 105);Mrs Audrey Farquhar, wife of the British Counsellor at Tehran, travelling in late 1945 from Spain via Bahrain to Iran;the Governor of Bushire, Dr Hisabi, travelling in late 1945 from Bushire to Bombay [Mumbai] via Bahrain;French journalist Jacques Kayser, visiting Bahrain in early 1947;Bertram Thomas, scheduled to visit in 1949, in his capacity as an adviser to the Shell Group.The file is a direct chronological continuation of ‘File 16/42 Visitors and guests of the Political Agent, Bahrain’ (IOR/R/15/2/1550).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 113; 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 2-64; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
35. ‘File 16/42 Visitors and guests of the Political Agent, Bahrain’
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- Abstract: Correspondence, some of a demi-official nature, relating to visitors and guests at the Political Agency at Bahrain. Most of the correspondence is routine, and relates to enquires and arrangements for the arrival and departure of visitors, and in some cases the provision of accommodation and facilities (sports facilities, or dinner at the Agency). Many of the guests were British Government officials, Royal Air Force (RAF) or Royal Naval officers, who were either stopping off at Bahrain, or passing through the Gulf, either by air or steamship, between London and India.Notable visitors included: Sir Phillip Sassoon, Under Secretary of State for Air, in October 1934; Sir Andrew Ryan, HM’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, making an official visit while travelling en route to Riyadh in November 1935 (ff 90-117); C Adrianse, Dutch Chargé d’Affaires at Baghdad and Jeddah, in November 1936 (ff 162-186); Abdurahman Al Tibeishi, Grand Chamberlain, travelling from Saudi Arabia to Karachi via Bahrain, to make purchases on behalf of the King of Saudi Arabia, Abdul Aziz Ibn Abdul Rahman al Faisal al Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] in July 1937 (ff 241-249); His Highness, Agha Khan, arriving at Sharjah by aeroplane, en route to India in November 1937 (ff 250-253).A single note in the file (f 25) makes reference to a decision by Shaikh Isa [‘Īsá bin ‘Alī Āl Khalīfah] (r.1869-1932) to dismiss a cargo agent at Bahrain. The note is undated and not related to the rest of file’s contents. The note is likely of an earlier date than that indicated in the file’s date range, and has presumably been included in the file in error.Physical description: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 272; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Several additional foliation sequences run through the volume, between ff 3-268. Some of these previous foliation sequences are also circled, have been superseded and therefore crossed out.
36. 'File 8/62 II PRINCIPAL SHAIKHS & TRIBES OF OMAN'
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- Abstract: This file consists of a single brief letter from the Political Agent and Consul at Muscat to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bahrain. The letter reports on the visit to Muscat of the Shaikh of Jabal Akdhar [Jabal Akhdar, Oman], named as Shaikh Suleiman bin Hamayar.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 3; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.