'File 8/10 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: MUNICIPAL & OTHER TAXES' [10r] (19/134)
The record is made up of 1 file (65 folios). It was created in 31 Jul 1939-8 Dec 1944. 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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7471 Wt 23481/P 215 2000 S.38
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.
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POLITICAL Department.
EXPRESS LETTER (AIR MAIL).
(N'R .—This is an original message, sent by air mail to save telegraphic
expense, but intended to be treated on receipt with the same expedition as
if it had been telegraphed. It has been drafted as if it were so despatched.)
From f|aJ SesiSinl in theJersian^Gulf
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To «»
Dated 27th September, 1939
Repeated to ^^ India, External Affairs Dept
No P.Z. 6025/39
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letter of the
Reference
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.
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27th August, 1938, No. P.Z.5976/38, and connected
correspondence regarding the payment of certain Muscat
taxes by British subjects.
Steps will presumably now be taken to regularise the
position by action under Article 16 of the Muscat Order
in Council, 1939, after the Order comes into force on the
1st October.
The issue of the above letter has been duly authorised,
b gd.) J. P t GI3SON
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This file relates to taxes in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman and the payment (or non-payment) of certain taxes by British subjects. Related matters covered in the correspondence include the following: 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. and Consul at Muscat's request that the Sultan of Muscat and Oman make the RAF exempt from payment of the Sultanate's municipal tax; a subsequent request for a refund of the RAF's recent municipal tax payments, following the granting of the exemption; the ownership of property by British subjects; other taxes charged by the Muscat state, including a date tax and a fishing boat tax.
The Arabic language material consists of correspondence between 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. and representatives of the Government of Muscat and Oman, including the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd]. Other notable correspondents include the following: the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Bushire; the Secretary to the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Bushire; the Commanding Officer of British Forces in Iraq.
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- 1 file (65 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Circled serial numbers (red for received correspondence) refer to entries in the notes at the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 67; 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.
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- 'File 8/10 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: MUNICIPAL & OTHER TAXES'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 4r:4v, 6r:10v, 15r:19v, 22r:23v, 27r:27v, 29r:38v, 40r:41v, 43r:44v, 48r:66v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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