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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' [56r] (111/252)
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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Ministry #f Pi
Muscat ths 8th April I92&^
Ministry sf Pi
Ths Pslitical A«snt Jb H.B.lT , s Csnsul
MUSCAT
Sea Passags Allswanos > Pinaneial AdiTlssr
Sir, 9 l
I Mars in my Isttsr Ms. Bl/I #f tsAays date raised
ths usstisn sf rsesrery of payment of sea passage fre>n
London ,en the occasion of taking up the appointment
ef Financial Adriser to the State ef tman*
I shall he glad to hare your appreral of my elaim
for L 73 sterling which sum I paid for a first class
ticket from London to Muscat,Enclosed are shipping
documents in support of the expenditure*
I would renture to point out that I hare already
within the past year borne the expense of a journey
from Trans Jordan to 3ushire,Musoat 7 Bombay and Kashmir
and baekfer the purpose ef being N Tetted M fer the Museat
port*This cost mo (a) Travelling expensesef L 151 plus
(b) seven weeks leave of absence without pay representing
another L 155 i«e, L 3#5 in all vide my letter of
I2th September 1924 addressed to Political kesldent
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
*
flnanoial AdTlsar
•■AX STATX*
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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)
- Arrangement
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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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/6/57
- Title
- 'File XXXV/3 Administrative Reforms in Muscat. Appointment of a British Financial Minister to Muscat State (Mr. Bertram S. Thomas) 1924 to 1928'
- Pages
- 34r:36v, 48r:52v, 56r:57v, 78r:83v, 87r:87v, 90r:90v, 105r:106v, 113r:113v
- Author
- Thomas, Bertram Sidney
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