'Muscat reforms: customs; finances and negotiations with Omanis' [‎94r] (192/508)

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'Muscat reforms: customs; finances and negotiations with Omanis'

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/416

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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bu ahi ro, 1111 J anua ry 10 20.
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Please see ray demi-official latter of the 3' December 19i9
regarding deuutation of il.I.M.S. "Latfrenco" , I find I Tsade a
nistake in the calculation of cost, which does not hoKevor
affect the main point.
Quoting from ray converaation with the chief Engineer R.I •.M.S.
"Lawrence* I mentioned BOO mi lee as being the diotance between
Buahire and miecat. On thinking this over it seemed to me more
than I recollected, so I looked it up in the table of diotancee
and ^ind the actual distance is only 597 or roughly *>00 „
Allowing 1800 for the return journey and 10 tons of coal per
100 miles we get 120 tons to which must be added 30 tons for
trip to Basrah and back» total 150 tons; this at as.150/- per
ton comes to Hs.22,500/-. This amount, though less than I
mentioned in ray last letter, is still rather prohibitive.
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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,

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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.

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1 volume (248 folios)

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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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English in Latin script

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Reference: 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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