Port development. Includes 2 photographs depicting: Oman: two possible sites considered for port development at Arbak South Fort and Bandar Dinaki. Dated 1961.

FO 371/156807 1961
Description

This file contains correspondence relating to:

  • Report by Sir William Halcrow and Partners, civil engineers, on landing facilities at Muscat and Matrah [Muttrah], which includes two maps and two annotated aerial photographs, along with responses to and comments on the report (1-4)
  • Statement of account sent by Sir William Halcrow and Partners, following the submission of their report (5)
  • Letter sent to the Sultan of Muscat and Oman accompanying a copy of the report by Sir William Halcrow and Partners and advising that proposals for the development of a port at a new site should be delayed until the conclusion of ongoing improvements at Muscat (6)
  • Uncertainty over the operation of a new crane that has been installed in the port at Muscat, and how the costs of its maintenance are to be provided (7-8)