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'Muscat. Wazir of - Appointment, Leave, Pay, etc, of' [154r] (317/546)
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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Ko. fttT-O of 1931.
Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
4 K.E.M's Consulate
ja.
ilu scat, the db March 1931.
From
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rolicical A^ent c. H.B.^Ps GonsiTl,
Muscat.
To
The lion r tie tlie
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
Sir
I have the honour to enclose letter No.S.16/3,
dated the 16th i: arch 19 31, from the Financial Adviser,
Muscat State, with enclosures.
I also make some comments below on the points raised
by Mr. Hedgcock which you may like to consider. They are
of course only my own personal opinions.
"2. Mr. Thomaa 1 letter of 13th March is explanatory of
his letter of 11 th llarch and it is the latter .that can be
A
made, as it seems to me, a basis for decision.
3. ( Reference para 1 of I. r. Hedgcock's letter ) . Mr.Thomas
took 6 months leave, while he was on this leave he was put
on duty for 3 months (vide
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.
letter dated the
-L4th June 1928) with His Highness the Sultan. To compensate
him for this 3 months duty, 3 months leave was given to
him. In his letter of 13th March he claims these 3 months
duty with His Highness the Sultan as a furlough earning
period. This seems to me correct.
4. ( Reference para 2. ). I am not of the opinion that he
overstayed his furlough. He had 6 months furlough
extended to 9 months in the circumstances explained in
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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
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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