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'File XXXV/3 Administrative Reforms in Muscat. Appointment of a British Financial Minister to Muscat State (Mr. Bertram S. Thomas) 1924 to 1928' [5r] (9/252)
The record is made up of 1 file (124 folios). It was created in 17 Mar 1924-30 Apr 1928. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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No. C/U/fc of 1984
ON R*c«es
Carlton Hotal, Karachi.
May l?th 1984
Daar Colonel Prlleaux
«
Please refer to the High Commlealoner*a
leml-officlal telegrams Nos. 99s 4 107s of April 84th <Ss May 6th
respectively sent me unler cover of your Nos. 859s & 865s
respectively on the subject of the appointment of a European
Financial Minister at Muscat.
I am sorry to hear Murray is not fit to
come as His Highness seomei so keen on getting him.
Unfotunately the Commissioner in Bin! is away Just now anl so
I cannot consult him personally but will write to him iemi-
offieially though I ioubt his being In a position to suggest a
like ly man.
With regarl to Monk who is so highly
recommeniei by the High Coaunlssloner I really think we ought to
try ani got somebody before November 1st. The telegram ,
unfortunately, does not make it clear if he is intimate with
Arabs or Arabic ani as his work will have to be conducted
practically entirely in Arabic it is very necessary that this
point be elucidated. It will tend to make his task so
difficult unless he is able to speak Arabic fluently.
Might I suggest that enquiry be made from Iraq on this point
and if the answer is satisfactory perhaps you would consider
getting Monk down to Bushire for an interview ?
In the event of your agreeing tnat
November 1st is too long to wait I suggest that application be
made to the High Commissioner of Egypt. I understand tnat in
the course of the past year or two the European services in tha
ocountry have been very greatly reduced and there may easily be
men trained in financial revenue ani customs work who have had
their careers cut in half by the new regime who would be
willing to sojourn in Muscay for a few years
I put f orward
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The file contains correspondence in the form of telegrams and letters regarding the appointment of Mr Bertram Sidney Thomas as Financial Minister to Muscat State. Before starting his new position at Muscat in April 1925, Thomas worked as an Assistant British Representative to the Palestine Administration in Jerusalem. The correspondence contains copies of the job contract signed between Thomas, members of the Council of Ministers to the Sultan of Oman and Muscat, and the 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. , Muscat. Upon the request of the Sultan, Thomas was given the title of wazir Minister. (minister), and he became a member of the Council of Ministers. The file also contains correspondence regarding the appointment of a replacement to Thomas while he was away on annual leave.
Among other correspondents in the file are the 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. and Consulate-General, Bushire, and the Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Department, Simla.
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- 1 file (124 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 126; these numbers are written in pencil and are located 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-125; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- 'File XXXV/3 Administrative Reforms in Muscat. Appointment of a British Financial Minister to Muscat State (Mr. Bertram S. Thomas) 1924 to 1928'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:28v, 30r:32r, 33r:33v, 37r:42v, 44r:46v, 53r:55v, 58r:58v, 63r:72r, 73r:74r, 75r:77v, 84r:86v, 88r:89v, 91r:98v, 100r:104v, 107r:112v, 114r:117v, 120r:125v, back-i, back
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