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'Muscat. Wazir of - Appointment, Leave, Pay, etc, of' [194r] (397/546)
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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about the attitude of wjm% he call a the Goyernment of India,
actually nyself > and I think the sooner he goee the better*
I '& ve just received your private and personal tele
gram of ; 3rd April. I gee your point but 2 thunk the issue
will have to be faced, cannot have at Muscat as Financial
Adviser an officer who informs the state that all their
difficulties are due to the unsympathetic attitude of the
Brit ish, government# 1 think you might let Hedgeock know
the view taken in Delhi about any further reduction in the
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men's pay, which I have given above. This will anyhow show
him that it is not likely to be approved. If he goes, the
matter is set led and all is well* If he reconsiders the
matter, then think there is nothing to be done but to advise
the Council to accept his resignation. As long as he is there
relations between the State and the British Government are
bound to be bad. He is ouviously sulking, arid will make
no effort to improve the Stated finances, since this will
prove his case. It would be better to get rid of him ana then
work gradually to undo the mischief he has done. As regards
Alban I agree that while acting as
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
he should
only advise, as you will see froza a copy of sy despatch to
the Government of India which I am sending you. If you hold
out to iiaiyid Said the bait of being In executive charge of the
finances, it may make him think better of keeping on Hedgeock.
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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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