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'File 9/5 Naval & Shipping: Facilities for Royal Navy at Muscat Sultanate' [49r] (97/270)
The record is made up of 1 file (134 folios). It was created in 9 Jun 1942-9 Jun 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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C GNFIDBITTIAL
Office of
Senior Naval Officer,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
^ 6 th May, 194 3.
No.428.
Dear Prior,
#
Thank you for your D.O.No.283-S dated 28th April.
I have looked up the cofrespondence and I am afraid that
under the agreement we have no case for flying a flag at
Khor Kuwai* It is, however, most desirable that we should
continue to do so as all ships which enter the Gulf communi
cate with the signal station there and that station is
identified by the flag.
2. I am most grateful to you for having arranged
that we should continue to do so as a war measure. I am
afraid that possibly the new buildings which have recently
been erected there slightly exceed those in the terms of
His Highness* letter of agreement but I hope that this will
not be raised in detail. They are all situated in the
northern part of the island which I am glad to say is correct
3* Thanking you very much for your help in the
matter.
Yours very sincerely,
•SD. C.F. HAMM ILL.
The Hon*ble Lieutenant Colonel C.G.Prior C.I.B.,
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.
.
^ ■"4-4
i Q ^/British
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.
& Consulate-General
No.4Q8-S. Bushire, the 22nd May 1943#
Copy forwarded, with compliments, to
i. The Secretary to the Government of India
in the Bxternal Affairs Department,
New Delhi.
2« His Majesty's Secretary of State for India,
.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.
,
London.
3. 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 • v'
in continuation of
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.
Bndorsement No.376-S dated
the 15th Hay 1943* V m C
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Correspondence and other papers concerning the establishment and maintenance of naval facilities within the territories of the Muscat Sultanate. Proposals for the following facilities are covered by the file: an examination service at Khassab for ships entering the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; a small station on Little Quoin Island; the transferral of a convoy assembly port from Bandar Abbas to Khassab Bay; a small police force at Khor Kuwai; transferral of control of Khor Kuwai to the Royal Air Force for the operation of air-sea rescue craft; permission to fly the flag on Ghanam Island; and the retention of buildings and facilities at Khor Kuwai following the end of the Second World War. Permission for all such facilities required the authority of the Sultan of Muscat, Said bin Taimur [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] and the correspondence reflects this.
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. ; the Air Officer Commanding, Iraq; the Sultan of Muscat and his representatives; and 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. .
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- 1 file (134 folios)
- Arrangement
The file is arranged in chronological order, from the front to the rear.
At the back of the file are internal office notes (ff 125-134).
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 135, 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.
A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Title
- 'File 9/5 Naval & Shipping: Facilities for Royal Navy at Muscat Sultanate'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:7v, 9r:16v, 19r:20v, 22r:24v, 27r:27v, 29r:35v, 37r:52v, 54r:54v, 57r:58v, 60r:66v, 66Ar, 66Av, 67r:68v, 70r:71v, 73r:80v, 82r:87v, 90r:94v, 96r:111v, 114r:122v, 124r:134v, back-i, back
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