'Muscat reforms: customs; finances and negotiations with Omanis' [‎ii-r] (504/508)

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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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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)

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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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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