Political No. 149 of 1873, Forwarding Copies of Papers Relating to Payment of the Subsidy to Muscat and the Allowances Offered by His Highness the Sultan to Syed Salim and Abdool Azeez

Content

This item consists of copies of a Political Despatch from the Government of India Foreign Department to the Secretary of State for India, dated 25 August 1873 and received via Brindisi on 22 September 1873, forwarding copies of papers relating to payment of the subsidy to Muscat and the allowances offered by the Sultan of Muscat [Sultan Turki bin Sa'id Al Bu Sa'id] to his nephew (and former Sultan) Syed Salim [Salim bin Thuwayni Al Bu Sa'id] (who had rebelled against Turki and attempted to seize power) and to his brother Abdool Azeez [Sayyid Abdul Aziz bin Sa'id Al Bu Sa'id]. The suggested arrangement is a payment of a monthly sum of $300 each to Syed Salim and Abdool Azeez on condition that they reside in British territory and do not interfere in the affairs of Muscat, and that the stipends should be deducted from the Zanzibar subsidy. The despatch is in continuation of correspondence ending with the telegram to the Secretary of State from the Viceroy, No. 1537, of 10 July 1873.

Extent and format

1 item (14 folios)

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 164, and terminates at f 171a, as it is part of a larger physical volume; 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. The sequence contains six foliation anomalies: f 164a, f 165a, f 167a, f 168a, f 170a, and f 171a.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival item

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/L/PS/6/111, ff 164-171a

Former external reference(s)

Political No. 149 of 1873

History of this record

Date(s)

25 Aug 1873-22 Sep 1873 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

SubsidiesZanzibar subsidy

People & organisations

CommissionerPolitical ResidentSultan of Muscat and OmanSālim bin Thuwaynī Āl Bū Sa‘īd‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin Sa‘īd Āl Bū Sa‘īd

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Political No. 149 of 1873, Forwarding Copies of Papers Relating to Payment of the Subsidy to Muscat and the Allowances Offered by His Highness the Sultan to Syed Salim and Abdool Azeez, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/6/111, ff 164-171a, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100108621865.0x000001> [accessed 28 August 2024]

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