Coll 20/39 'Muscat: Tours of Political Agent; General Situation in Oman; Including assistance to Sultan of Muscat - RAF support'

Content

Correspondence, notes, and minutes relating to the situation in the interior of Oman. The papers cover the following matters:

• the Sultan's ambition to assert his authority over the tribes of the interior of Oman due to the Imam's ill health
• the question of what military (arms and personnel) support the British should provide for the Sultan, including the appointment of a Military Adviser and a cash subsidy
• the financial responsibility for such support
• the question of whether to provide Royal Air Force (RAF) support to the Sultan
• the question of securing the co-operation of the tribes of the interior for the development of oil resources in the region.

Principal correspondents include officials at the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. , Government of India (External Affairs Department), Admiralty, War Office, Treasury, Ministry of Fuel and Power (Petroleum Department), Foreign Office, and Air Ministry.

Also contained in the file are the following reports:

• 'Report on a Visit to Sur in August 1940' by Tom Hickinbotham, Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Muscat, with a letter to the Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. regarding fresh water sources in the area, dated 27 August 1940 (folios 137-140)
• Report on a trip to Jabal Akhdhar by Arnold Crawshaw Galloway, Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Muscat, dated 18 March 1945 (folios 131-34, with sketch map on folio 127).

Extent and format

1 file (138 folios)

Arrangement

The file is arranged in chronological order from the back to the front.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 140; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/L/PS/12/2999

Former external reference(s)

Coll 20/39

History of this record

Date(s)

30 Dec 1940-19 Oct 1946 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Military supportInternal politics

People & organisations

Persian Gulf Political ResidencyIndian Political Service, External Affairs DepartmentForeign OfficeHM TreasuryAdmiraltyWar OfficePetroleum DivisionAir Ministry

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Coll 20/39 'Muscat: Tours of Political Agent; General Situation in Oman; Including assistance to Sultan of Muscat - RAF support', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/2999, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000602.0x00021f> [accessed 24 April 2024]

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