The file consists of a copy of an agreement between the British Government and Petroleum Concessions Limited relating to the refining of crude oil.1 file (3 folios)Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 3; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
This printed memorandum is a copy of a commercial air agreement signed by Shaikh Sa'id bin Maktum [Sa‘īd bin Maktūm Āl Maktūm], the ruler of Dubai, and Hugh Weightman, Political Agent at Bahrain, on 6 June 1938. The agreement contains fourteen numbered clauses, some with lettered sub-clauses. The agreement is for a commercial landing base for aircraft of British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC), and regulates construction, maintenance, labour, landing fees, and issues such as liquor.1 file (1 folio)Foliation: The foliation number appears in pencil in the top right hand corner.
The file is concerned with an agreement between His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom and Petroleum Development (Oman and Dhofar) Limited, which relates to the oil concession agreed between the company and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Sa‘īd ibn Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd, in respect of the district of Dhofar. The agreement outlines the terms and conditions, laid down by the British Government, regulating the operation of the company in Dhofar.The agreement is signed by Leonard Day Wakely, Deputy Under-Secretary of State for India, on behalf of His Majesty's Government, in the presence of Sir Alexander Colin Burlington Symon, the Assistant Principal for the Political Department in the India Office. It is also sealed by the petroleum company.1 file (2 folios)This file consists of a single document.The foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 2; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Printed memorandum. The memorandum contains:I Heads of agreement between the British Government and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Said bin Taimur [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd];II Territory of Muscat and Oman: air navigation regulations for civil aircraft made by the Sultan of Muscat and Oman;III Gwadur [Gwadar] Aerodrome: conditions laid down with the approval of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman to govern the use of the Aerodrome.The memorandum is accompanied by schedules of (I) landing fees and (II) charges for attendance and facilities (revised, folio 5); and three appendices containing forms of special authorisation for aircraft to land in and fly over Muscat and Oman, and transcriptions of documents issued by the Sultan of Muscat and Oman relating to flights over the Musandam Peninsula and arrangements for the use of aerodromes by military aircraft.1 file (5 folios)Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the first folio and terminates at 5 on the last folio. The numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and appear in the top right hand corner of the recto page of each folio. This is the system used to determine the sequence of pages.Pagination: the file also has an original printed pagination sequence, numbered 2-7 (folios 1-4). The numbers appear in the top centre of each page.
The file consists of a typescript document entitled 'Muscat Civil Air Agreement, 1947, and connected correspondence', which contains copies of the following papers:Heads of Agreement between the British Government and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd ibn Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd], dated 5 April 1947;Schedule of aerodromes referred to in the agreement;Schedule of landing fees and housing fees;Air Navigation Regulations for Civil Aircraft made by the Sultan of Muscat and Oman;General conditions laid down by the Sultan to govern the use of aerodromes within his territory;Related correspondence between Major Andrew Charles Stewart, Consul, Muscat and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, dated April 1947.1 file (9 folios)Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the first folio and terminates at 9 on the last folio. The numbers are written in pencil, are enclosed in a circle, and appear in the top right corner of the recto page of each folio.
This file contains the following items:document detailing the cancellation of an oil agreement made between Shaikh Sultan bin Salim [Shaikh Sultan bin Salim Āl Qāsimī], Ruler of Ras al Khaimah, and Mr Basil Henry Lermitte, attorney of Petroleum Development (Trucial Coast) Limited, in 1938, and its extension in 1941;a new oil concession agreement made between Shaikh Sultan bin Salim and Petroleum Concessions Limited on 21 June 1945;a letter from Shaikh Sultan bin Salim to the Political Agent, Bahrain, dated 1 February 1946, regarding the opening of a bank branch in Ras al Khaimah as per Article 25 of the agreement.1 file (10 folios)This file contains three related documents which are arranged in chronological order.The foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 10; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
The file is concerned with an agreement between Shaikh Ahmad II ibn Rashid Al Mu`alla, the Ruler of Umm-al-Qaiwain, and Petroleum Concessions Limited, which relates to the Umm-al-Qaiwain Oil Concession. The document is signed by Basil Henry Lermitte for Petroleum Concessions Limited.1 file (4 folios)This file consists of a single document.The foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 4; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
The item consists of correspondence regarding the establishment of a permanent Residency at Muscat and a report by the Resident, David Seton, concerning the difficulties of living at Muscat and a request for increased allowances and a new Residency building.The correspondence consists of letters between the Government of Bombay and the Resident at Muscat.1 item (15 folios)The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the item.Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 91, and terminates at f 105, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the file also contains an original pagination sequence.
The volume comprises letters and correspondence relating to debt owed by Muhammad Ibrahim bin Saif to a number of debtees including Gray Mackenzie and Company. The discussion in the volume relates to the circumstances of the debt and bankruptcy, and the resolution of the amount to be repaid.The file includes ten letters in Arabic and their translations as well as a list of debts and assets (folio 2). The main correspondents include: the Chief Political Officer, Basrah (Percy Zachariah Cox); the Ruler of Kuwait (Shaikh Salim bin Mubarak); and the Political Agent, Kuwait (Robert Edward Hamilton, Percy Gordon Loch); the Ruler of Najd (Ibn Sa'ud).1 file (33 folios)The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 33; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.Pagination: the file also contains a pagination sequence written in blue crayon.
This printed report consists of a note prepared by Lieutenant-Colonel Arnold Talbot Wilson, Officiating Civil Commissioner, Baghdad, concerning the use of aeroplanes in Mesopotamia and the Persian Gulf. The note consists of two parts: the first covers South-West Persia and the second Mesopotamia.1 file (2 folios)Foliation: The foliation sequence for this file commences at folio 39, and terminates at folio 40, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between folios 7-153; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.
The file consists of a memorandum addressed to the War Cabinet by the Political Department of the India Office on the question of the employment of Japanese troops in Mesopotamia. It summarises the Government of India's views given in a telegram dated 21 November 1917, with military and political grounds for objecting to Japanese assistance. It also includes extracts from the Report of the Trade Commissioners who visited Mesopotamia earlier in 1917, and raises the concern that Japanese commercial influence will lead to political claims.Written by John Evelyn Shuckburgh, 13 December 1917, with an introduction dated 18 December 1917.1 file (3 folios)Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 24, and terminates at f 26, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 24-26; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
Narrative report on surveys conducted in Mesopotamia [Iraq], North-West Persia [Iran] and Luristan [Lorestān]. The preface provides the following information:'The object was to explore various tracts of little known country through which roads lead north from the head of the Persian Gulf to the Waliat of Van and North-West Persia near Urmia. To accomplish this, two routes through Luristan from the Tigris valley were travelled. In southern Kurdistan the roads from Kifri to Sulaimaniah, from there to Rawanduz, and Rawanduz to Amadiyeh, were gone over in Turkey, and Suj-Bulak to Karmanshah through Sakiz and Sihna in Persia. The country south of lake Van to Mosul was traversed in the routes Amadiyeh to Mosul, Mosul to Jazirah, Jazirah to Bashkala, Bashkala to Urmia, and Urmia to Suj Bulak through Ushnu.'The report contains the following illustrations:Tak-i-Girra, looking east (f 42).Sketch showing the Town of Rawanduz [Rāwāndūz], (f 63).Sketch showing the bridge at Rawanduz. (f 66).Sketch showing Amadiyeh [Al 'Amādīyah] from the north-east, (f 76).Sketch showing the bridge of Mosul (f 85).The report contains the following maps:Pass of Tak-i-Girra, on the Baghdad-Kermanshah Route, December 1889 (f 41).Country in vicinity of Rawanduz, May 1889 (f 64).Plateau of Amadiyeh and surrounding country, June 1888 (f 74).Plan of Mosul and surrounding country, corrected from Jones' survey, August 1889, (f 87).Country between Feishkhabur [Fīsh Khābūr] and Zakho, June 1888, (f 101).1 volume (152 folios)Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 154; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.