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'File 9/5 Vol. 1 Naval & Shipping: A. British Navy: (5) Khor Kuwai' [97r] (200/384)
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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Letter dated 21st Dhll Haj 1353 (^M/3^) from
Saiyid Said bin Taimur, Sultan of Muscat & Oman, to Major
C.S.U*Bremner, M. C. # P 0 litical Agent & H.B.M^ Consul, Muscat,
A.C.
I have received your letter No,T/3/l dated 26th March
1935 and understood its contents in addition to the conversa
tion which we had with regard to the Jazirat al Ghanam, a
dependency of my country Khasab.
You have been directed by the Hon’ble the Political
Resident to ask my permission to use the whole of the Island
for the purpose of constructing small buildings for H.M.S.
Navy to be used as a Club for the Officers, a canteen and
a store for keeping provisions. Also a mooring for the oil
barge at Khor Kawi, I have also received the plan of the
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Island and Khor and noted the places required by you for the
construction of small buildings, the mooring, the beach for
bathing and the place for sports.
I have thought over this matter and in view of the friendly
relations which exist between me and the British Government
in reply I inform you that with great pleasure I accord you
permission to use the northern part of the Island for the
places mentioned in the plan.
As there are goats in the Island I do not a^ree tnat
the whole of the Island should be used by you. It is said
that the goats are wild but they are not and oelong
of ray subjects who often visit the Island and see t. e g
Besides ±*m* places mentioned in the plan I allow the
British Navy to go for a strolfc in the rest of the Island if
they wish to^fso but they should not erect any buildings
in any place other than those mentioned in the plan.
It should also be understood that the British Navy snould
not catch any of the goats in the Island as they are not
wild ones and belong to one of my subjects. They should not
also prevent my subjects from visiting the Island and using
f
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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)
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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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- 76r:76v, 95r:98v, 105r:106v, 162r:162v
- Author
- Āl Bū Sa‘īd, Sa‘īd bin Taymūr
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