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Coll 20/10 'Muscat: S. W. Boundary of (Muscat-Aden): Spheres of Responsibility of the Air Authorities in Iraq and Aden' [98r] (195/200)
The record is made up of 1 file (98 folios). It was created in 26 Mar 1930-27 Jul 1947. 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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tv/o years "before flourishing like the young hay tree ^o that
we could get all the cocoanuts we wanted without the customary
hags of salt/^
If you see Peck he may he intei'ested to know that
Uutu—f
MUKBAT would make a perfect seaplane 'bzrse in the N E monsoon
i.e. from October to April. PAISUT is the only possible one
in the S.W. monsoon i.6. from May to September. Both places
are satisfactory from the point of view of the tribal situation
¥ater is to he had at both hut is somev/hat brackish. There
are two small coves on either side of HASIK which might serve |
for forced landings in the respective monsoons hut the nearest |
fresh water to them is at the mouth of ttoe ¥adi DHIHAXR near
HAS SAMHAL (there is no SAMRAR or SAMHA of the chart in local
nomvn4liature) 5 miles to the westwards. HASIK consists of
two deserted heaps of ancient ruins and is quite definetely saj
not the MOSCHA of the PEPJPLUS as has been suggested. Prom it
to MUKBAT is a favourite haunt of the French Navy on their
way to and from the Far East and invariably figures in the
programme of the French sloop that pays an annual visit to the |
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
. This practice dates I think from the treatment
accorded to a wrecked French ship there some 20 years ago.
BAUTAHARA, MAHRA and ^ AN ABA tribesmen on that occasion scented | ;
a rich prize and were for making away with the crew. But the
late Shaikh of Murbat (his son and successor ( Ali f was my recent
guide there) inspired by more enlightened methods of profit,
appeared on the scene and suggested a four days respite in
which to arrange and: equitable division of the spoil. During
this time he got all his people there. He then made it known
that he was for sparing life and protecting property and
triumphantly declared to the braves that they must fight him
first' before laying a firngM® finger on those whom Allah had
all but delivered into their hands. Badu diplomacy, f/.
I do not think history is likely to repeat itself
especially after the exemplary Effects of the MASIBAB incident
of more tragic memory, and I suspect that the rude inhabitants
° j this parrt of the coast would at worst avoid intercourse
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The file contains correspondence, minutes, and notes concerning the south-western boundary of the Sultan of Muscat's sovereignty. The question of the exact demarcation of the boundary was raised because of a need to set the administrative boundary between the 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. in Muscat and the 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. in Aden and, later, the division of areas of responsibility between the air authorities in Iraq and Aden. In 1947 the question is raised again during a period of exploration for oil.
The file contains the following papers:
- Notes on his explorations of the Rub' Al Khali and the territory of the Mahra tribe by Bertram Sidney Thomas, dated 4 March 1930 and 10 January 1947 respectively (folios 97 and 27)
- Notes on the transliteration and meaning of place names by Claude Edward Urquhart Bremner, 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. in Muscat (folio 62)
- An Account of his journey to Qishn and Socotra by Captain Tom Hickinbotham, Civil Secretary in Aden, 26 April 1935 (folios 53-57)
- A sketch map of Dhofar by Bertram Thomas (folio 10).
The principal correspondents are the Air Ministry, 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. , Government of India (Foreign Department), 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 Aden, Admiralty, 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. , and the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Muscat.
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- 1 file (98 folios)
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The file is arranged in chronological order from the back to the front.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at inside back cover with 100; 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 present between ff 2-99 and is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Coll 20/10 'Muscat: S. W. Boundary of (Muscat-Aden): Spheres of Responsibility of the Air Authorities in Iraq and Aden'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:26v, 28r:90v, 92r:94v, 98r:99v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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