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'File 9/5 Vol. 1 Naval & Shipping: A. British Navy: (5) Khor Kuwai' [11v] (27/384)
The record is made up of 1 volume (187 folios). It was created in 1 Dec 1934-4 Jul 1941. 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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of territorial or sovereign rights, and no difficulty need arise over this. So far
defence is concerned, it would seem reasonable to suggest that no exception cot
be taken to the equipment of the staff of the station with rifles, &c., for ordin £
purposes of self-defence, or to the building of boundary walls ; while the knowled
that the station was visited at regular intervals by the sloops of the Persian Gt
Squadron would seem likely to deter surrounding tribes from making raids upon
The question of the flying of the flag is one of greater difficulty. Having rega
to the visit paid annually to Muscat by a French sloop and to the fact that t
existence of the new station must become known to the international shippi
using the Gulf, it seems unlikely that if the flag were in fact flown it would esca
notice. Even if a flag other than the National flag w'ere flown, and if the flagst
were not fixed in the ground, it might be open to France to argue that the presea
of a flag was only consistent with the existence of a naval station or depot of su
a character as to constitute an infringement of the Declaration of 1862.
47. A difficulty which should not be overlooked in connection with t
acquisition of the site is perhaps that discussed in paragraph 45 above. It
perhaps relevant in this connection that under the Red Line Agreement Muse
falls within the sphere of the I.P.C., which contains a French group which t
in the past shown itself extremely anxious to obtain a share in any oil developme
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
area. Should oil at some time in the future be found
the Sultan’s dominions and be exploited by the I.P.C., French interest in Muse
might very well revive and the French Government be glad to take # advanta
of the existence of a British naval station to make a corresponding demand
the Sultan.
J. G. Laithwaite.
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.
,
2nd November 1934.
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Correspondence and other papers relating to the establishment of British naval facilities at Khor Kuwai (also written Khor Quwai) in Muscat territory. The papers cover several related matters, including: the evacuation of naval stations at Henjam and Basidu; the inter-departmental discussion of the proposals to transfer to Khor Kuwai; plans for recreational facilities, navigational aids and marking, lighting ashore, sanitation, buildings, personnel, tenure of land, defence, landing structures, supplies of water, oil, coal, etc., furniture, and communications; the efforts of 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. in Muscat to obtain permission from the Sultan, Said bin Taimur [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] for the station at Khor Kuwai and, during the Second World War, signal posts at Ras Sharaita and Little Quoin Island; and the death of the station caretaker and one of his assistants in July 1940.
The correspondence comes from: 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. ; 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. , Muscat; the Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; officials at the Foreign Office; officials at 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. ; the Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station; the Government of India, Foreign and Political Department; officials at the Admiralty; and the Sultan of Muscat and his representatives.
A memorandum by John Gilbert Laithwaite entitled 'Question whether a Naval Station could be established for use by His Majesty's Ships at Khor Quwai or elsewhere in Muscat Territory compatibly with the existing International Engagements of His Majesty's Government', 2 November 1934, is included in the volume (folios 6-11).
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- 1 volume (187 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged in chronological order, from the front to the rear.
At the back of the volume are internal office notes (ff 183-185).
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 188; 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 10-185; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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- 'File 9/5 Vol. 1 Naval & Shipping: A. British Navy: (5) Khor Kuwai'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:75v, 77r:83v, 84ar:84av, 84r:94v, 99r:104v, 107r:112v, 112ar:112av, 113r:161v, 163r:177v, 179r:187v, back-i
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