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Coll 20/39 'Muscat: Tours of Political Agent; General Situation in Oman; Including assistance to Sultan of Muscat - RAF support' [20r] (40/283)
The record is made up of 1 file (138 folios). It was created in 30 Dec 1940-19 Oct 1946. 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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Prom* Secretary of State for India.
DRAFT EXPRESS LETTER
To;
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
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
Reference paragraph 2 of ray
Repeated to: Government of India,
External Affairs Dept.
telegram l&uYj of /Assistance
and
to Sultan of Muscat in establishing,
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
authority over interior.
2. Following is plan that has been
suggested. A small and well equipped
expedition, to be led by a British
Political Officer, and to include
technical oil experts, (with suitable
armed escort provided by the Sultan)
should be despatched to gain contact with
the leading Sheikhs in selected areas.
It would be the task of the leader of the
expedition to explain to them the Sultan* s
intention to press forward with the
resources and to impress on the local
Sheikhs the advantages they would obtain
intentions, this representative would
take with him and distribute to the tribal
leaders gifts calculated to make the
greatest appeal to the recipients and
promise that more would be forthcoming if
the tribesmen agreed to co-operate.
The expedition, being small, could
probably not carry many gifts in kind and
the first payments would no doubt have to
be made largely in cash. The expedition
might, hoiwver, usefully distribute some
samples affording practical demonstration
of the advantages of enhanced economic
economic development of the country by
the exploitation of potential oil
from co-operating in this policy.
. 3. As proof of the Sultan’s good
^ 1
/prosperity
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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.
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- IOR/L/PS/12/2999
- Title
- Coll 20/39 'Muscat: Tours of Political Agent; General Situation in Oman; Including assistance to Sultan of Muscat - RAF support'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 1Ar, 2r:110v, 112r:140v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence