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'Muscat. Wazir of - Appointment, Leave, Pay, etc, of' [87r] (181/546)
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 of a letter dated iJehra vun the 12tii
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Jamadi al ula i 6th October 1930 j from His Hl^hrifeas Talmur
'■ in I mxQ&.'l. | •♦ i. • <• y § <fUl vayiii uf uecat and * Od'ian§ uO
the Hon ble Lt ♦Colonel H*V # Heooe* olitical Heeident in
the . erslan Gulf, ushire.
^e received your esteemed letter l»o # lB3, dated
the 16th se^te a er 1950 ( 22nd: .iiafcl* ath*Thani 1549 j, on
the 30th September { 7th »;araadi aX la } ana noted its
contents With much pleaeure and consideration and und^r*
stood what y:>u uenti ned therein. As the i olitical gent#
Muscat, ajor 1 owlo informed you I haci i;,one to Kashmir for
a month# owing to the great heat of t>chra Uun and to the
bad state of my healtn« Towards the end of last September
i went ti^er shooting# hut «f- tiiout success, it was however
good exercise which the a oc ore advise ue to take and I am
very fond of shooting
/s you know during my staj in Kashmir# J had
some correspondence with ^iaj or * owle and after mar return
at the end of August, he came and saw me in order to dis
cuss the question of aa&ir Thomas and it was mutually
agreed upon that some other official and Adviser should
take his place in the Finance Ministry of our State. y
reason for atreein, to this was the improvement of the
finances of the .lusoat State*
Am reg rds whet yon say about the favour which
our friend the Govermient of India have been pleased to
bestow, oy making understandings with# and seeking the
consent of the two friendly Govtrnments of the United
States of America and of iranee# with regard to the
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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.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (273 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in chronological order. The file also has an index at the front.
- Physical characteristics
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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