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'Muscat. Wazir of - Appointment, Leave, Pay, etc, of' [93r] (193/546)
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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vdll draw a substantially smaller salary in I.uscat than he
has "been drawing in Iraq, and that, as he has three children
who are now heing educated, the terras which he has accepted
will leave very little margin. It is possible, in these
circumstance a, that Muscat aay "be willing to pay his wife's
passage, and vie a,re inclined to think that the concession,
if they see no objection to granting it, would "be not
un r e a s o n a'b 1 e.
Point 5, - The Financial Department here advise us that
the normal Indian practice is that pay shall start from the
date of assuming duty. The Colonial On ice, on t /ie otnor
hand, I understand, normally pay half pay for ® period,
of the voyage from the date of embarkation. Having regard
to Hedgcock * s circumstances, there is perhaps something to
be said, if Muscat sees no objection and the money can oe
found, forepaying him at the half rate on the Journey out,
subject to the condition that he shall not oe paid for a
longer period than would have been taken had he travelled
by P & 0. to liuscat.
As all the points involved are matters for decision oy
the liuscat authorities, who will have to bear the expenditure
involved, and as there is very little time to spare, I have
ventured to write direct to you about this. V7e snould be
very
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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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