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Coll 20/39 'Muscat: Tours of Political Agent; General Situation in Oman; Including assistance to Sultan of Muscat - RAF support' [‎23r] (46/283)

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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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Tbe Secretary! 6 addreSSed ~ Q^Ig^RY OF FUEL AND POWER,1^)
Telephone: Abbey 7000
Telegrams :
Minfupo, Sowest, London.”
Reference :
Your Reference:
Dea* jtnaldson.
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4546
INDEXED
s 24th June, 1 >46
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Division,
7 Millbank,
London, S.W.l
Y/ith reference to your letter of the 19th June concerning
R.A.F. assistance to the Sultan of Muscat (3930/46), I concur in
the draft minutes of the meeting* As regards the telegram which
you propose to send to 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 the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ,
I would suggest that you make it clear that our desire is to get
ahead with oil development as soon as possible and independently of
the Imam dying, I would suggest, therefore, adding to the beginning
of Paragraph 4 the following
"Moreover, it is very desirable that oil development should take
place as soon as possible and any scheme dependent upon the death
of the Imam may involve, in fact, a considerable delay. u
I have also received Yfikeley^ alternative draft* From our
point of view this would equally be satisfactory, except that it omits
any reference to our own interest in obtaining access to these
territories (your paragraph 2). 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. might assume
therefore that if the Sultan were content to drop his request for an
R.A*F, demonstration, then the alternative proposal need not be
considered* I think, therefore, that the considerations set out in
your paragraph 2, plus the amendment I have suggested as regards the
timing of oil development, should be included if Y/ikeley’s alternative
draft is decided upon. I
I also think that we should not attempt in this telegram to
suggest alternative ways of meeting the cost* This hardly seems the
E.P. Donaldson,
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. ,
Yfaitehall, S*W.1.
/concern

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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:

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1 file (138 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 (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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