Author
the Sultan.
The majority of the correspondence in the volume is between the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and
Publication Date
12 Jun 1939-22 Oct 1939 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
162
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/6/385
Record ID
vdc_100000000881.0x0000a0
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
12 Jun 1939-22 Oct 1939 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
This volume contains correspondence between British officials concering military arrangements for the defence of Muscat.
Specifically, the correspondence in the volume contains discussions regarding the following: Britain's provision of arms, ammunition and other military supplies to the Muscat Levy Corps; the formation of a Muscat Defence Plan; and the stance of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman towards Britain's war efforts (following the outbreak of the Second World War in September 1939). It also contains a limited amount of correspondence regarding arms purchases from France made by the Sultan.
The majority of the correspondence in the volume is between the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
in Muscat, 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 and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Said bin Taimur [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr]. Most of the correspondence with the Sultan is in Arabic accompanied by English translations.
In addition to this correspondence, the volume also contains the following related documents:
'Note on the possible re-organisation of the Levies' (folios 5-6)
'List of arms and ammunition in possession of the Muscat Levy at Bait-al-Falaj' (folio 14)
A memorandum about the Muscat Levy Corps prepared by the Muscat Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
(folios 28-32)
'Copy of a note by the Chief of the General Staff in India on the subject of the Defence schemes prepared by the Air Officer Commanding, Iraq, for the Arab Gulf States' (folio 37)
'Muscat Defence Plan. Force Available' (folios 90-100).
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
File 11/34 II
