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Coll 5/6 ‘Muscat-Aden Air Route: Survey of Masirah Island’ [40r] (79/345)
The record is made up of 1 file (169 folios). It was created in 23 Apr 1931-18 Aug 1938. It was written in English. The original is part of the 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. .
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9. By this time all repairs to the markings had been
completed and only a small amount of work remained to be
done on the surface of the ground. As every day, however,
was of importance in view of the limited time for which
the Bloop and the Flying Boats could be retained on the
operations it was decided to leave three
coolies
A term used to describe labourers from a number of Asian countries, now considered derogatory.
in the
camp to proceed with the clearing up work until our return
and thus avoid any waste of time, dheikh *>aid under
took full responsibility for the safety of the
coolies
A term used to describe labourers from a number of Asian countries, now considered derogatory.
and
left two of his own followers as a precautionery measure.
In view of the excellent relations which had been establish
ed and maintained with the local inhabitants 1 did not
consider that there was any risk in leaving the men for
a short time. No difficulty was experienced in obtaining
three volunteers for the purpose from the party of
coolies
A term used to describe labourers from a number of Asian countries, now considered derogatory.
.
10. "Deptford" accordingly sailed on 22nd November
to the southward and on 23rd anchored some 4 miles distant
from the shore opposite to Khur dharim in latitude 18°
56° 38 h at which point the first of the two likely Landing
grounds had been seen from the air by squadron Leader
Nicoletts as mentioned in the paragraph 9. On approaching
the shore it was found that the water shoaled rapidly and
a distance of a mile and a half was the nearest it would
have been possible to bring the
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
with its load of
necessary materials. The site of the proposed Landing
\
ground on examination was found, 1 understand, to be
moderately suitable for the purpose though a good deal of
work apparently would have been required in levelling and \
removing sand and scrub. The deciding factor however was
the long distance from shore at which the Sloop and the
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
would have to lie which woula have considerably
prolonged operations. As time was limited it was therefore
decided
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The file is concerned with the establishment of facilities along the southern coast of Oman for a proposed Muscat-Aden air route. It predominantly consists of reports on expeditions to establish (or repair) landing grounds and petrol storage facilities at the following locations: Masirah Island, Khor Jarama [Khawr al Jarāmah], Khor Gharum, and Shuwamiya [Ra’s ash Shuwāmīyah]. These reports are authored by either the Muscat 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. (Trenchard Craven William Fowle, Claude Edward Urquhart Bremner, and Ralph Ponsonby Watts), or the commanding officer of the deployed Royal Navy vessel: HMS Bideford or HMS Deptford. It also contains reconnaissance reports from surveys undertaken to identify suitable landing sites for the proposed air route. These reports include information on the personnel involved, progress made, incidents during the course of the expedition, navigational data, and sometimes details on eating and sleeping arrangements. It also contains a number of extracts from relevant — mainly Muscat — intelligence summaries.
The file includes copies of three agreements made with local Shaikhs: two agreements (folios 50-1) with Shaikh Said bin Sultan of Mahut for Shuwamiya and Khor Gharum; and an agreement (folio 24) with Muhammed bin Suwaillim, Shaikh of Batahrah, as a result of his disputing the former’s authority over Shuwamiya. It also contains a couple of sketch maps of the coast of Oman showing the locations surveyed, and the locations where air facilities have been established; these can be found on folios 31 and 88.
A report (folios 131-42), dated 29 March 1932, of a joint action between British forces and the Sultan of Muscat, Sa‘īd ibn Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd, against Shaikh Ali bin Abdullah al Hamudah of the Beni Bu Ali [Banī Bū ‘Alī] at Sur has also been included. The purpose of this action being to enforce the Sultan's authority by establishing a customs house at Aiqa.
The main correspondents are as follows: the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. , the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India, officials of the Admiralty, officials of the Air Ministry, and officials of the 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. .
The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 file (169 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 171; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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- IOR/L/PS/12/1951
- Title
- Coll 5/6 ‘Muscat-Aden Air Route: Survey of Masirah Island’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:109v, 109ar:109av, 110r:142v, 145r:171v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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