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'Muscat. Wazir of - Appointment, Leave, Pay, etc, of' [21r] (49/546)
The record is made up of 1 volume (273 folios). It was created in 6 Dec 1927-27 Apr 1930. 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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done by the Council.
Thomas is a capable man in many ^ays. He has
ability in dealing "^ith Arabs, but he is not invariably
sound and does not tolerate restraint. He was largely
responsible for bringing the Sur situation to a head
in 1927. His sadzure of an Araraa sambuk caused friction
^ith the only section at Sur weix disposed towards the
State, whilst his subsequent declaration of a fine of
Rs 10,000/- on the Arama and his letter to the Bani Bu
Ali calling on them to assist in recovering the fine,
was ill advised, to say the least. His action on this
occasion was taken without the approval either of the
other members of the Council or of myself. It no doubt
furthered the trip from Sur to Dhofar he undertook just
subsequently. His chief interest is in exploration with
its kindred subjects and where his own interests are
involved they win always be placed first.
^ The vital question at the moment is finance
and supervision over finance is essential, but I would
feel more confident wiA an officer who kept his nose to
the grindstone and confined his attention and energies
to finance than I do with Thomas in spite of his abil
ities. A less highly paid officer would seem to me more
in keeping with the financial resources of the State.
I should like to see a little more responsi
bility placed on Arab Ministers but with a masterful
character like Thomas they would undoubtedly be over
shadowed. I think too that if a junior officer were
appointed here he would find the situation intolerable.
Thomas ^ould certainly take charge; he has tried it
with me once or twice.
Under
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Most of the correspondence relates to the appointment of a Financial Adviser to the Sultan of Muscat. Letters discuss Bertram Thomas role as Financial Adviser and his replacement by Stuart Edwin Hedgcock. Also discussed is Thomas' crossing of the Rub al Khali; possible recruitment of British officers in Iraq; proposals that Captain Robin Williams George Stephens should act as Financial Adviser; other topics include the Sultan of Muscat's [Taymūr bin Fayṣal] visit to Europe and improvements of the customs administration at Sur.
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- 1 volume (273 folios)
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The papers are arranged in chronological order. The file also has an index at the front.
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Foliation: The main foliation sequence commences at the title page and terminates at the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and can be found in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. A second foliation sequence is present between ff. 4-251; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.
Foliation errors: 3 and 3A; 94 and 94A.
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- IOR/R/15/1/452
- Title
- 'Muscat. Wazir of - Appointment, Leave, Pay, etc, of'
- Pages
- front, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1r:3v, 3ar:3av, 4r:93v, 94ar:94av, 94r:267v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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