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Coll 20/40 'Muscat: Sultan's request for appointment of a British Officer as Adviser to undertake improvements at Gwadur' [187r] (374/379)
The record is made up of 1 file (185 folios). It was created in 15 May 1945-8 May 1948. 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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Reference my telegram No. tf. 221 of the 16th February
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2.Ti* Sultan states that he will pay all expenses up to the
limit - of the Gwadur income wiiich amounts to about one
lakh
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
a year. Using this figure as a basis the following
rought estimate demonstrates the practicability of the
proposal from a financial point of views-
(a) British Officer's pay, leavej pension contribution
it
c.
•.
• •
•.
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Rs. 20,000/-
Rs. 5,000/-
Rs. 5,000/-
Rs. 10,000/-
Rs. 10,000/-
Rs. 6,000/-
Rs. 15,000/-
Rs. 30,000/-
(b) Accommodation
(c) Office staff etc
(d) Education
(e) iAedical
(f) Sanitation
(g) Muscat Officials, Customs etc
(h) Miscellaneous developments etc
town
3. Gwadur is a small(bwn)of some 12,000 inhabitants <f
whom about half are British Aghakhani subjects. There are
also at least two villages. There is no form of sanitary
service though there is a municipal committee which owing
to local friction is inoperative. There is one small
Arab school and the Aghakhanis have some schooling Arrange
ments. There are no police, and, so far as I know, no
local court. Borne dozen or so Askars keep the peace.
There are no medical facilities. Most of the revenue
is derived from the customs and the fishing industry. The
latter is capable, I think, of considerable development.
It is not improbable that the area may again come into
importance as a landing ground for aircraft both sea and
land. Reasonable administration would benefit India
directly in trade matters.
4. It will, therefore, be seen that there is work for
a British Officer in administering the territory and organ
ising ordinary civil and municipal services, but the
necessity for providing one at the present time of short
age of officers is not so apparent. There is, of course,
no urgency from the point of view of the Gwidur public,
but air development may demand the presence of a reliable
official. The duration of the appointment, if made, is
difficult to estimate, and I think that it might be
on a yearly basis.
5. Even if the urgency is not apparent from an admini -
trative point of view, the Bultan has asked us for assist
ance in a project of development and improved administration
and we should,I think, provide the assistance with as
little delay as possible. If we do not he may turn else
where which would be most undesirable. I hope, therefore
that you will be able to make arrangements for the loan
of a suitable officer to the I4uscat State for administering
Gwadur in the fairly near future. If the Government of
India are unable to depute an officer, you might perhaps
consider employing an officer from the Training Centre
in Arabic Studies, Jerusalem.
Sd/- A.C. Galloway.
Political Agaa$$ Muscat.
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Correspondence relating to the effort to find a suitable officer to fill the role of adviser to the Sultan of Muscat, as requested by the Sultan himself. The papers cover the discussion over the requirements of the role, terms of service, and the long search for a suitable candidate, spanning over three years. Wilfred Thesiger is one of the most discussed candidates and correspondence from him is contained in the file. Other correspondents include officials at the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Muscat, the Political 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , the 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. (later the Commonwealth Relations Office), the Resident Minister at Cairo, the Colonial Office, the Foreign Office, the Government of India (External Affairs Department), the Burma Office, and the British Legation in Amman. Correspondence from Kinahan Cornwallis and Bertram Thomas, who were asked for their views on possible candidates, is also included.
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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 198; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, 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.
A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- front, front-i, 1ar, 2r:7v, 8v:29v, 30v:34v, 35v:36v, 37v:38v, 41r:67v, 70r:79v, 82r:85v, 88r:133v, 136r:150v, 153r:188v, back-i, back
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