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‘File 2/32 ACQUISITION OF PERMANENT AIR FACILITIES’ [‎45r] (89/338)

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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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I ur>i«rlin« the lest four words bee suae wo should, I
think, rotfurc ^oriedictior. over non-^uscet. foreign oufcjccte
if non-Britiah Air Linos use Misirsiu
4* tith due deference, I would suggest that the lease
should be for s longer period than 9*? yecire e.g. in perpetuo
or 999 years, tersinable at agreed net Ice*
5. I notice that the Hobble the Political He aidant in bis
telegram Uo* 1147 of the 10th ;4A> 1944 sd&ressad to the India
Office stye that «b* 60,000 per annum i© the minimum likely to
be acceptable. 1 feel that, unless the Sultfua retains the
right to grant civil aviation concessions, fe'. 60,000 per annum
enough because
unless by the Agreement of 1831 whereby he in bound
"never to...* .otherwise give for occupation portion
of his territory save to the r,rit±6h Govt." it is held
that be is precluded from granting air concessions to
non-British concerns, ti-a Saltan will bo at liberty to
negotiate with more than one civ^l air line, providing
ne consulted u# in each an important matter.
X d™.ibt whether he will ever negotiate again an air
agreement similar to tne tfoscet Civil Air Agreement of
1934-1338 mad which g&ve us exclusive air rights.
*111 he not, then, expect to be able to conclude 'nore than
one civil air concession 7
Be expects to be asked by P.A.A. or other American
Civil air lines for concessions. They will pay well.
He probably knows that Sharjah gets 1.32,000 per annum.
B.O.A.C. Customs receipts for the last two years have
been only %. 3,000 per annua but' for soma time they
have paid no duty on aviation or v.T. spirit having ,
drawn thair requirements from the h.A.F.
They tfeve, also, by consigning their equipment to the
K.A*F«, avoided payment on articles on which in peace
tine they would have to pay.
1 think His nignneaf; mould, therefore, reasonably expect
his customs receipts from one civil airways company to amount
to &• 10,000 par month.
The Sultan could then expect to receive almost 4s. 60,000
per annum from one civil air concession.
6. In paragraph 4(d) of &y note I did not wish to convey the
iaea that there was any cnance of an organised tribal raid on
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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.

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1 file (167 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Folios 161-168 are file notes.

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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 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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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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