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'File 11/34 Defence: Muscat War Subsidy' [161v] (322/445)
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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by civil aviation operators this would be so much the better. The M.C.A.
said that it was difficult to foresee further than the end of this year,
but they had no charter to operate uneconomic services and, when the
present South Arabian strategic service was discontinued, they might have
no further requirements on Muscat territory.
It was mentioned that the Government of India had nearly a year ago
put forward proposals for a new Muscat Civil Air Agreement. These proposals
had not yet been definitely formulated for presentation to the Sultan.
The M.C.A.'s requirements after the end of 1946 might be covered by this
agreement if it was made in the name of His Majesty's Government as well
as the Government of India, and a suggestion had recently been made for the
obtaining of the R.A.F. 's requirements after this date by an exchange of
letters to be appended to the Civil Aviation Agreement. '
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It was agreed that it would be best to leave it to the Sultan to
raise the question of the. renewal of the Arms Traffic Subsidy.
^ be authorised .*0 inform the Sultan that
the Subs idy will be continued until the end of 1944 ? ■~
It was agreed that, subject to the concurrence of the Government of
India, 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 be authorised to inform the Sultan
that the payment of the War Subsidy would be continued until the end of
4
194-6 in return for the facilities which His Majesty's Government and the
Government of India would continue to require.
The Admiralty representative stressed the importance of keeping the
Sultan of Muscat sweet. In a more confined emergency than the Second World
War he might be less disposed to grant us the facilities required. It
might pay us therefore, to keep up the War Subsidy under another name. The
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.
representatives said that in view of the close and friendly
relations between ourselves and the Sultan they saw no reason to doubt that
he would give any reasonable facilities which might be required and pointed
out that the payments which would probably be made for Civil Aviation
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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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- 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
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- Open Government Licence