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‘File 2/32 ACQUISITION OF PERMANENT AIR FACILITIES’ [9r] (17/338)
The record is made up of 1 file (167 folios). It was created in 17 Feb 1944-12 Aug 1948. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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81/26.
Ttlegran S(imd).
^rom Gtovcmment of India* Haw Delhi.
To
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.
, london.
Repeated
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.
, Buehire.
Ho. 2758. "
Dated 11 th received 12th March 1944*
IMPORTANT «
Bush ire telejjratn Ko* 525 March 3rd. MA3I-IAH.
2. We agree with Real dent* a riew of effect of Anglo-
jrenoh oedaration of 1862 and agreement of 1891. Guarantee
of Muscat Independence which former provides ie not in our
opinion coat romised by sale of Masirah Island whether or not
combined with exchange fbr Kuwia Muria I ml and a. ven if
juridical position were weaker than it seems to us to be, we
do not consider it neoesear, to be deterred by wy possible
Mraioh reactions in view of urgency of our nead onJ siisence
of thdr interests in this area.
3. Resident’s paragraph Ho.4. v e agree with con
clusion in last sentence but consider issue unlikely to arise
since area is already well served by landing grounds which
we have constructed and Sultan would almost certainly resist
right of user in Salalah, his private retreat*
4 # ^e consider suggested exchange of Kuria ~ uria
Islands an excellent idea which might well ’facilitate
acquiescence (though probably with little effect on order of
cash composition involved) and might serve to disarm criticism
“^geideiit’s paragra x Ja 7. question of contiol of
local inhabitants would presumably arise only in case of lease.
If Islsnd was sold Sultan would no longer have sovereignty,
arri control would automatically pass to His Majesty’s Govern-
In any case we are of opinion that oontrol Should be
/ exercised
merit •
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The file contains correspondence in the form of letters, telegrams and reports related to the negotiation of either the acquisition or lease of a base at Masirah Island. The British Government acquired a base either by the purchase or exchange of Masirah Island for Kuria Muria or the lease of whole or part of the island. The main concern raised by British Officials was on how to approach the Sultan of Muscat and Oman on the issue. They argued that the Sultan will be unlikely to agree to sell or exchange Masirah Island, for the fact that one day the island might prove to contain mineral and/or oil deposits of commercial value.
The file contains correspondence related to the availability of drinking water for the Royal Air Force and native labourers on the island, and the future of the administration of the island after an agreement takes place.
The file also contains correspondence, folios (144-160) related to the incident of a group of Royal Air Force men shooting eleven civilian-owned goats at Masirah Island. The Sultan raised the issue with 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. at Muscat and he suggested that the Royal Air Force men should be kept within their airbase boundaries in order to prevent such incidents.
The main correspondents in the file are: the Government of India, Foreign and Political Department; 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. , London; the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Muscat; the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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. , Bahrain; and the Government of Muscat and Oman.
A large part of the file, folios 2-117, is dated 1944.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (167 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Folios 161-168 are file notes.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 169; 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.
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- IOR/R/15/6/110
- Title
- ‘File 2/32 ACQUISITION OF PERMANENT AIR FACILITIES’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:73v, 75r:135v, 137r:144v, 147r:148v, 150r:159v, 161r:168v, 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