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'Muscat reforms: customs; finances and negotiations with Omanis' [130r] (264/508)
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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?hip fo a Bhort t ime did Incalculable harsig ap tht. f?itu tion
at Sur i» still at a deadlock, ^nd tht- sue tees of those resit
ing tha new vustoms there viill inevitably produce its
reflex all aion^ th* coa^t.
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i'he first aud absolutely essential need i a relial
ste-m c ou: tal tug to be used entirely for C u rt ona work* 1
wouls surest that the Sultan should arm th*-a wi lt> a couple
of fu chmt-i gun® and tVutt it hould be kept continually on
tour ^ith one of the Custom officials as/ insptcting
officer. In 'ddilion to inspection it would perform the
c.outhly duty of bringing the Customs receipts of the various
ports to luscat# It could al -o act a® a coastguard vessel#
The first f t ep to ards imprcsvtsiaent will ccne v-hen the alis
of the coast realist; that th *iultan can control them an^ is
prepared to demni periodical accounts of their stewardship.
the vision of a ship of the bultan's once or twice a month
with offici.- Is i »iil # I venture to prophecy, h' Vt a considers
ble efft>ct«
fums l"«>r waia Bhoula be provided by the sale
of the Hour el -bahr, which i have per uaded the Oult n to
sell if the rt a p« irs needed are heavy «• an^ they certainly
will be«
I - ould al^o a k for thf provision of a good
motor boat for th* Customs.
i^ rge improvement ^ in the Customs houses at i&us
kuttm and 3ur will Ta>needed, and these will be undtrtaker
gr uiuaily 'i" funds beeuac avr-ilable.
At the smeller ports it will bft impossible to
r
do more thrn to collect th^ Custome dues though the nalis
as toefore# but supervision should nnke them di^gorgf? a
considerable portion oi their g iris«
av.r. ; .n:.L ^
I enclose s copy of the revised Ou ^toms? rules .
fcu«eat ana ^uttra. Xhcyhave been framed by the director ot
Custom- in consultation with mm. a.the ault .n -iU public
them
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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