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'Muscat reforms: customs; finances and negotiations with Omanis' [56r] (116/508)
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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5°
Tele gram.Code.
Fron - political, Muscat.
to - political, Bushire.
Repeated Baghdad.
No.2343.
Dated and received 30th Noveinber 1019.
(Jan you send d. I S'Lawrence'' or His lajesty's ship
to Muscat to carry (?) Native troops Ivlutra and Sultan of
Muscat "brother to Sur. The inhabitants at that place refuse,
to pay Customs dues under new organization and Sultan of
■Muscat has asked this. Matter is urgent, strongly recornnend
as Customs department control will he impossible is this
sort of thing is not stopped at once. For moral effects
of His Majesty's ship being there ntXx for a few days will
t)0 very good. At the same time would take opportunity oi
visiting Sur where I have much to do.
I
Addressed Bushire, repeated Baghdad.
political.
Telegram., En, cl .
From - political, Bushire.
To - Political, Muscat.
Mo,1476.
Dated 1st December 1019.
Your telegram i\o.2. r 54r5 of oOth Hove^ber. .U ,r .it. uses
M Lawrence" on three '.veeKs tour oi u'Uli , arrives Karachi
6th/l2 leaves 7th/l8. Please communicate with him c/o Aickin
Karachi.
P 0 liti cal.
1 L\
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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.
- Physical characteristics
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
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence