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CONFIDENTIAL,
No. i04-C of 1930.
Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and H.B.M's Consulate, Muscat.
The 19th December 1930.
To
The Hon»ble the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ,
Bushire.
Memorandum.
BUS'tnE ^SIDf.NCY.
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Reference my Memorandum No. K/117 dated 11th OctolDer
1930 to the address of the Secretary.
The State gunboat AL SAID returned yesterday from
DHOFAR where she had taken the Wall of the place returning
from leave, and whence she was to bring Mr. Thomas bacic to
Muscat at the conclusion of his leave which he was spending
there.
2.* Mr. Thomas did not return on her, but sent a letter
to me to the effect that he had applied to the Council • for
one month's special leave without pay 1 from 1st - 31st
December . As there are no communications with DHOFAR except
by dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. , which take a considerable time, or by the AL SAID,
each of whose trips costs a certain amount in coal, no reply
can be sent to this 1 application ••
3. Mr. Thomas's absence of course at the end of the
financial year when he should be preparing his Budget Estimatei
for next year, especially in view of the fact that a new Financj
al Adviser is on the way to take over his duties, is most in
convenient. The State of course saves Rs 2-,000/.
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4. From reports brought back by the AL SAID it appears
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that Mr. Thomas has made for the RTJB-AL-KHALI. He left DHOFAR
about the 10th. If it is his intention to try and cross the
desert it seems .unlikely that he will be back by the end of this
month.
5. I have learnt from Mr. Hedgecock that he is arriving
here on the 30th instant. He will take over the duties of
Financial