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Coll 5/6 ‘Muscat-Aden Air Route: Survey of Masirah Island’ [57r] (113/345)
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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was embarked with a large following> and this completed the
local inhabitant conciliation contingent# a total of 18*
8. Our first work was to renovate the landing ground at
Khor Oharim# the markings of which has been damaged* This
was accomplished in three working days without any of the
opposition encountered in 1934.
9* As a result of air reconnaissance two possible new
sites had been seen to the first of which at Khor Ghawi we then
proceeded* However# it hael to be ruled out as impracticable
owing to the great difficulty we should have in landing material#
and the distance from shore that we and the
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
should have to
lie# four and three miles respectively
10* The next site to the westward of the Dark Point of
Shuwamiya proved an excellent landing ground so work commenced
at once and is now near completion*
11* During this period we visited Jezirat Hallaniya where
the local inhabitants were pleased and surprised to hear that ttey
lived on a British Island. We gave them presents in the way of
food. The idea of this visit was to rendez-vous with the
flying boat in smooth water but# as she was delayed in her
programme# she went straight to Merbat for the night where we
collected two ratings# mail and stores# the next morning.
12* This was followed by a visit to Salala where Major
Watts had a good deal to discuss with H.H. The Sultan, which
took hin all day* Squadron Leader Nicholetts and I took the
opportunity of calling unofficially on him*
The surf at Salala was worse than at any previous
calling place and we could never have landed there without
the use of a high-sided boat of special design.
13* That evening we returned to Shuwamiya to find the
landing ground nearly finished.
14* In the meantime arrangements had been made for a
flight/
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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)
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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’
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- front, front-i, 2r:109v, 109ar:109av, 110r:142v, 145r:171v, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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