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'File XXXV/3 Administrative Reforms in Muscat. Appointment of a British Financial Minister to Muscat State (Mr. Bertram S. Thomas) 1924 to 1928' [‎87r] (173/252)

The record is made up of 1 file (124 folios). It was created in 17 Mar 1924-30 Apr 1928. 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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i>*0»XiiO*42
Copy
ufl'ice of financial Adviser
nuscat btate
27tn August 1925.
Uear Alban,
ihis is to acknowledge receipt of ray returned
letter and copy addressed to sir Arnold Wilson,A»P*C*under
flying seal*! am most worried about tiie wbole tiling*ib.e letter
intended to give our Oil Concessionaires advice semi-officially
so that they could sound £>*jn*0* about the movements ol a snip
in neighbouring waters before approaching the Political nesic.elit
and you officially with their proposed programme*J3ut it never
entered my head that this letter should issue without, first
being seen by you*What happened as you may remember is tnat tne
letter was drafted and typed on tne morning of my departure for
India.I brought tne draft to your house before breakfast and
told you* I had a letter I was most anxious for you to see,out
the letter being in manuscript and the hour breakfast time it
was deemed better to wait until typed.There were so many letters
to sign that day and so many people to see - you will remember
waiting lunch for me till 3.30 and it was touch and go whether
I caught the ship - that in the hurry and excitement the letter
was overlooked and issued to f.R* without your having seen it*
I feel sure you will recall the circumstances and appreciate
that I acted absolutely in good faith*
As regards the letter passing through i'*R*under f 1^ ii~g seal
I see now what did not strike me then that this course ma^ oe
construed as not showing a proper regard on my part for tne xxAxx
P.R's ofrice,but 1 felt at the time tnat only in tnat way would
the object be served conditioned by my undivided responsibility
for tne advice in the letter*
This is not written in a spirit of self justificationibut
it is worrying me a good deal to think tnat tne uolonel may
harbour the impression that I consciously acted either in a
highhanded way vis a vis his office,or not in good faith vis a
vis yours*

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The file contains correspondence in the form of telegrams and letters regarding the appointment of Mr Bertram Sidney Thomas as Financial Minister to Muscat State. Before starting his new position at Muscat in April 1925, Thomas worked as an Assistant British Representative to the Palestine Administration in Jerusalem. The correspondence contains copies of the job contract signed between Thomas, members of the Council of Ministers to the Sultan of Oman and Muscat, and 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. Upon the request of the Sultan, Thomas was given the title of wazir Minister. (minister), and he became a member of the Council of Ministers. The file also contains correspondence regarding the appointment of a replacement to Thomas while he was away on annual leave.

Among other correspondents in the file are the British 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. and Consulate-General, Bushire, and the Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Department, Simla.

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1 file (124 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 126; these numbers are written in pencil 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 2-125; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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'File XXXV/3 Administrative Reforms in Muscat. Appointment of a British Financial Minister to Muscat State (Mr. Bertram S. Thomas) 1924 to 1928' [‎87r] (173/252), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/6/57, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100049639868.0x0000ae> [accessed 5 February 2025]

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