Coll 20/27 'Muscat: Taxation of British subjects'

Content

Correspondence, minutes, and memoranda concerning the taxation of British subjects in Muscat and Oman. The file contains copy of the Muscat Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1915 (folios 46-59), and subsequent amendments in 1922 (folio 45-45A) and 1935 (folio 44).

The correspondence is between officials at 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. , Government of India (External Affairs Department), 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. , and Foreign Office, and includes minutes and memoranda on the questions of what taxes British subjects are currently liable for, whether this should be more formally regularised, and what effect the renewal of the treaty with the Sultan of Muscat may have on the tax situation.

Extent and format

1 file (57 folios)

Arrangement

The file is arranged in chronological order from the back to the front.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 59; 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.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival file

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/12/2987

Former external reference(s)

Coll 20/27

History of this record

Date(s)

11 Aug 1937-28 Sep 1939 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Taxation

People & organisations

Indian Political Service, External Affairs DepartmentPersian Gulf Political ResidencyForeign Office

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