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'Muscat. Wazir of - Appointment, Leave, Pay, etc, of' [73r] (153/546)
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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Translation wuhb a letter dated 13th Rabl awal 1S49 from
Hxs Highness Sir Saiyid Taimur bin S-aieal, K.C.I .E. , C.S. I.,
Sultan of Muscat & Oman at Srinagar to Major T.C .Powle,
C.B.E.,
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.
and H.B.M's Consul, Muscat.
After Compliments.
On the 6th August I have received your letter Ko # K.5 of
19S0 dated the 51et July 1930 despatched from Karachi. I
delighted ^ith its arrival and read it minutely and noted
whatever you have reclive|t from the Resident the instructions
he has received from the Government of India to give us the
im^o^-i^nt advice whicn is useful to our State, particularly
in the economical view to reduce the budget of the expendi
ture of the Muscat State treasury, in this case it is necessary
to change the financial minister and to employ in his place
an officer ^ith salary less than &sx ^hat it is at present.
Wis pay must not exceed Rs^l 00/- ione thousand t-o hundr^J
with promotion in the six or three years up to Rs.1500/-
(one thousand and five hundred). And the present Minister of
Finance to the Muscat State should he given a notice to
prepare to leave his post after three months and the new
Officer will take the charge of the financial ministry on the
1st of Kovember. The Government of India expects our confirma
tion on this suggestion "Hiich is for useful benefit to the
treasury of Muscat State,
In reply I say ; a letter forwarded by me previously to
the former Consul before my departure from Muscat requesting
the confirmation from our friend the Government regarding the
service of TTazir Thomas the Financial AjIxxxj & xxxx
Wazir
Minister.
and
Adviser, to be prolonged three years more the passed years,
o ing to our appreciation for his service ; and as ;7e are well
acquainted with his advices and he is an able amn in his duty.
We doubt not that he is an agreeable to the Government too#
c-vax n
With regret I say that I was not successful receive^the
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answer of my dem nd, Kow I understood that this suggestion is
the reply.
In case that this suggestion is for the benefit to our
State and will bring praiseworthy future to its treasury
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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
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- '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
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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