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'Muscat. Wazir of - Appointment, Leave, Pay, etc, of' [145r] (299/546)
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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Telegrmin: R
From: Political, Agent, Muscat
Political Hesicient, s.s. "Varela"
No. no
Dated 11th ( received 12th Upril 1931,
Hedgeock has handed in his resignation to Council
of Minister© and has informed mejsame demi-officially. He
gives as reason that his levy retrenchment xfes scheme has not
been accepted in full and that financial stability of state
can be only obtained by his scheme and that therefore he sees
no good in re --axning his appointment# I had given him before
7/^57
he tendered his resignation copy of your telegram ^o.52-T^ :
and as levy budget is now under Rs.121000 he asked for in
February his alleged reason is made weak.
Council of Ministers with whom I have discussed
master inform me that Hedgeock is willing to stay on two or
tj.iree months. They ask that if Government accept Hedgcock's
resignation another Financial Adviser shouM be supplied in his
place. There seems no point in trying to retain a dissatisfied
official and I suggest Hedgcock's resignation be accepted and that
a new Financial Adviser fee procured as soon as possible.
x wil.! send Hedgcock's letter of resignation with my
coramente to you by next mail as also reply to your desxaatch
No.lS-T.
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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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