Author
an agent.
Publication Date
20 Jan 1937-13 Jul 1945 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
170
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/6/106
Record ID
vdc_100000000831.0x000312
Library Location
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.
Date
20 Jan 1937-13 Jul 1945 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
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.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Folios 163-171 are file notes.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
Subject Files: File 2/24 [cont]
