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'Muscat reforms: customs; finances and negotiations with Omanis' [234r] (472/508)
The record is made up of 1 volume (248 folios). It was created in 22 Oct 1919-15 Apr 1920. 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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xom> despatch of 19th -arch 756 StA.Demi-cfficialt
My personal inclinations would be to envisage withdrawal of
regiment from jiuscat at earlier date than December next on
general grounds, out 'oisis matter rather beyond my purview
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otherwise 1 have little doubt that 7ingate T s estimate of the
situation is accurate and I strongly support his specific
proposals regarding (1) liekai
(2) Prohioition of Joffee
• and I suggest that he be authorised to discuss ouestion of
cooperation oetween Indian and Muscat Justoms with the col
lector of Justoms 3ombay and Karachi with a view to action#
I agree with him tnat notification of these measures
is not unlikely to have desirod effect•
I consider Admiral should be asked to keep number of
ships in Gulf to maximum possible#^ If Admiralty are not
in a position to help us in matter iioyal Indian "arine might
do so and thus enaole us to withdraw regiment#
I am convinced that our position in Muscat and Oman
is stronger than we have hitherto thought or than appears on
the surface and if we support Sultan and do not allow puulic
to imagine that our hand has lost its cunning v/e shall oe
able before the end of year to put the Sultan in a sufficient'
ly strong position to hold his own. Whether or not he will
take advantage of this is another question and one which
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Correspondence covers debts of the Sultan of Muscat, reforms to increase revenues, and negotiations with Omani rebels. Topics include:
- Budget for 1919;
- Currency and customs;
- The desire of the Sultan [Taymūr bin Fayṣal] to abdicate;
- Terms of negotiations with tribes from the interior of Oman;
- Prohibition of coffee and the sale of liquor;
- Appointment of a wazir Minister. for the Sultan.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (248 folios)
- Arrangement
There is an index at the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: There are two foliation sequences. The most complete sequence, which should be used for referencing, is circled in pencil, in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. It begins on the title page, on number 1, and runs through to 248, ending on the last folio of writing.
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- IOR/R/15/1/416
- Title
- 'Muscat reforms: customs; finances and negotiations with Omanis'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1r:10v, 12r:232v, 233v:248v, i-r:iii-v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence