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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' [‎71r] (141/252)

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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▼XaMAlttfcL Attandano**
VXT. ueatlon artaing
undar tha aantraot*
tanaaatloa at tha aantraat.aaft a&sa when
praaaadlng ta aw r«turning from tha UaltaA
icingdon an rurloi^h after three years appraaad
aerrlaa* First elans sea paaaags to India will
alas ha presided by Oewammant whan an Btate
aarwles or annual leuTe.'or all travailing on
duty within Btate Unite transport will he
provided by the oevenuant or at Oavarwuent
(Z) Uedleal atteadunoa w&U he provided at
state expanse*
(II) in tha event ef being invalided out of
the aountry through ill health full pay will
he grunted up to a period of three annths and
thereafter half pay up to a further period of
three months. Inability ta reswe duty at the
expiry of the latter period ahull incur the
liability of tsmlnation ef contract.
If any question arise under thin contract
whether as regards the meaning or in any ether
reapeot the question shall bo reforrod to the
arbitration ef the i elitloal Beeident ( r*relaa
gulf•and hie deeieion aboil be final*

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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' [‎71r] (141/252), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/6/57, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100049639868.0x00008e> [accessed 24 January 2025]

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