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'File 2/24 British Consulate Muscat R.A.F. landing ground at Marbat.' [‎100r] (201/346)

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The record is made up of 1 file (170 folios). It was created in 20 Jan 1937-13 Jul 1945. 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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CONFIDENTIAL.
No. C / 122 of 1940.
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. and His Majesty’s Consul, Muscat, presents his
compliments to
The Hon’ble 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. ,
Camp Muscat,
and has the honour to transmit to him the undermentioned document(s).
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Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. /( *
and British Consulah*,^
Muscat.
Dated 17th February 19 40
Reference to ^evioiis cjorresp ondence :
My Printed Letter N 0 . C/596 dated the 28th December 1939.
Description of Enclosure.
Name and Date. Subject.
Copy of a letter dated the 18th
Dhul Qada 1358 (29-12-39) from the
Governor of Dhofar, to His Highness Bomb Store at Salalah.
the Sultan of Muscat and Oman.
Copy of a letter dated the 23rd
Dhul Qada 1358 (3-1-1940) from the
Governor of Dhofar, to His Highness
the Sultan of Muscat and Oman.

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The correspondence in the file is mainly related to the construction of a new petrol store, a landing ground and a bomb store at Salalah. Upon the request of the Headquarters of the British Forces at Hinaidi, Iraq, 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 liaised with the Government of Muscat and Oman for a new petrol store to be constructed at Salalah, a coastal region in the south of Oman. The correspondence includes details of the dimensions and the type of materials to use in the building. The petrol store was completed in June 1938. Later on, a bomb store, as well as a permanent building to house direction finding wireless equipment were also established at Salalah.

Other correspondence is the file is related to the request of the Muscat Government for the British Government to pay the overdue rent of the landing ground at Marbat [Mirbat], and the rent of the new store at Salalah. The Secretary to the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Ali Muhammad Al-Jamali provided statements showing the due amount and the receipts when the rent was paid.

The file also includes communications regarding the following: provision of additional facilities for aircraft at Socotra and Salalah; the urgent need for the repair of the store at Marbat [Mirbat] due to a leakage; the removal of the Air Force store at Salalah in 1944; and the extension of the north-south runway at Salalah.

The main correspondents in the file are: Headquarters British Forces, Iraq; 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.

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1 file (170 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Folios 163-171 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 172; 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. The file has one foliation anomaly, f 27A.

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