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'Muscat. Wazir of - Appointment, Leave, Pay, etc, of' [205r] (419/546)
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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By ir aail .
Confidential•
Ho. 202-8 of 1931#
British
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
& Consulate*General f
Bushire, the 22nd April 1931,
Sir,
J
^ith reference to my despatch No.191-3, dated
/ the 2l8t April 1931, I have the honour to forward for
the information of His Majesty* s Government a copy of
despatch So»202 -S of today's date to the Foreign
Secretary to the Government of India, regarding the
resignation of Mr# Hedgeock of his appointment of
Financial Adviser of the Muscat State#
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient,
humble servant.
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Lt#Colonel,
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 Bulf#
His Majesty's Secretary of State
for India,
imia office,
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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.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (273 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in chronological order. The file also has an index at the front.
- Physical characteristics
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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- Open Government Licence