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'File 11/34 Defence: Muscat War Subsidy' [73r] (145/445)
The record is made up of 1 file (220 folios). It was created in 4 Feb 1941-10 Mar 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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9.
SECRET.
MUSCAT ATiD OMAN« INCLUDING
KHOR KUWA1
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Khor Kuwai Vicinity (Contd)
commands the entrance to the Persian QuliE but 121 ^
existinp- treaties with the Sultan of Muscat which re spec u h.s
independence it is not possible to establish more than a
recreational base, , «
There is a sheltered anchorage at_the northern end of tne
nfvn'l a There are one or two smalj. fishing villages on the
mainland beaches^tmt 6 * the island Ghanum being waterless is un-
inhabiteri^^i gets to the northward fr0 m the time of
high water locally until two hours after low «va.er
attaining a rate of 3 knots at low water springs. The south
going 11 strewn is weak and of only about two hours duration during
There are numerous small beaches, landing in all oa ®® 8 * *
should be made from pulling boats. The fishing is excellent
particularly in the vicinity of the Per ^^ a ^ ?°? k A oast
The climate is much drier than on the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
.
There is a pier on Salib beach with a depth of 1 2 ieji
alongside at low water springs and a buoyed approach.
fsadepE gauge fixed on the end to show when there is suffi-
• fient water for Power Boats to go alongoxde, -u -s-n
navigation. In November 1S36 "Norfolk" when. anchored^
nosition 186 u ,' _ 4.5 cables from the eastern extremity of ^as
Salib dragged 1.5 cables to the southward when swinging to the
0 -p southgoing stream. There was no wind
It is considered necessary, therefore, that Cruisers wen
anchored in Khor Kuwai, should have steam at ohort noti .
blphinstone J .nlit^o mbapdlnen t otioea> There are a f ew fish-
or southward of the entrance.
Wall lives in the old Portuguese Port at the head of
the bay He is a young man, quiet and dignified who appree^
calIs from sloops and likes to hear news of the outside world.
The mud flat at the head of the hay makes landing by skiff
difficult at low water. The best picnic beach is o
western side of the bay. Pishing in the vicinity is good.
It is important that there should oe no interfe.ence with
the many goats which are to be seen on the Peninsula.
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This file contains correspondence between British officials - primarily from the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Muscat and 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 Bushire - regarding defence arrangements in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman.
Specifically, the correspondence discusses the following: plans for the potential deployment of troops in the Sultanate; details of how the 'war subsidy' provided by Britain was being spent by its ruler, Said bin Taimur [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr]; the possible appointment of a security officer on the 'Arab side of the Gulf'; and plans for the continuation of the 'war subsidy' being paid in spite of the end of the Second World War.
The file contains a limited amount of correspondence between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Muscat and Said bin Taimur that is in Arabic (with English translation attached).
In addition to correspondence, the file contains the following related documents:
- A draft intelligence report on Muscat (folios 4-29)
- 'Notes for an Infantry Brigade and attached troops in the Muscat Area' (folios 41-42)
- 'Muscat and Oman, including Khor Kuwai. Port Summary' (folios 64-73)
- 'Note of a meeting at 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. on 12th February: Muscat War Subsidy' (folios 161-162).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (220 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 222; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-203; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence between ff 94-221, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/6/387
- Title
- 'File 11/34 Defence: Muscat War Subsidy'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:53v, 56r:93r, 94v:106v, 108r:114v, 116r:138v, 139v:143v, 144v:211v, 212ar, 212r:221v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence