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'Muscat reforms: customs; finances and negotiations with Omanis' [18r] (40/508)
The record is made up of 1 volume (248 folios). It was created in 22 Oct 1919-15 Apr 1920. It was written in English. 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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leaving Muscat and Mattrah, arid to guarantee to Omanis
complete freedom In all respects wiiile they are In these
towns provided they obey Your Highness 1 laws.
Secondly to fix the f.akat on all goois including
pomesranatee at five per cent.
Thirdly to return to them criminals who may have fled
from Oman should they represent the matter formally to Your
Highness.
4. Should Your Hishness be prepared to grant theee
matters the Sheikhs on their part
Firstly will cease all hostilities against Your Highnes
and will be responsible for the punishment of any aggression
on the part of those whosi they control, and will guarantee
to interfere in no way with Your Highness 1 government.
Secondly will permit all who may wish to do so to
travel freely in Oman and to trade without restriction,
and will be responsible for the safety, property and trade
of suoh persons travelling with peaceful ontentions and on
their legitimate business.
Thirdly will not give shelter to criminals who may
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1 have from Your HiKhness* justice and will endeavour to
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apprehend and to return such persons should Your Highness
so demand.
Fourthly will guarantee that the claims of traders
and others against Omanis are heard and settled according
to what is Just.
5. It is the earnest desire of the British Government
that a settlement may be arrived at in order that peace may
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be reestablished, trade may revive and prosperity may be
increased. In t^ds event Your Highness may rest assuerd
that the British Q-ovenment will always exercise its good
offices for the preservation of peace arid in order that
wnat has been agreed to may be aaintedx maintainted, and
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Correspondence covers debts of the Sultan of Muscat, reforms to increase revenues, and negotiations with Omani rebels. Topics include:
- Budget for 1919;
- Currency and customs;
- The desire of the Sultan [Taymūr bin Fayṣal] to abdicate;
- Terms of negotiations with tribes from the interior of Oman;
- Prohibition of coffee and the sale of liquor;
- Appointment of a wazir Minister. for the Sultan.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (248 folios)
- Arrangement
There is an index at the front of the file.
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Foliation: There are two foliation sequences. The most complete sequence, which should be used for referencing, is circled in pencil, in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. It begins on the title page, on number 1, and runs through to 248, ending on the last folio of writing.
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- IOR/R/15/1/416
- Title
- 'Muscat reforms: customs; finances and negotiations with Omanis'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1r:10v, 12r:232v, 233v:248v, i-r:iii-v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence