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'Muscat reforms: customs; finances and negotiations with Omanis' [91r] (186/508)
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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jj'rom Secy; to the Govt: of India, Foreign & political Dept. Belhi
To Qivil Comrai33 ioner, Baghdad, repeated to uscat
^o. 1719-S ^
]>ated 20th and received 21st December 1919. t
y
"Reference my telegram of 17th Hovemter T :Io.l555-S. Secretary of
State has now sanctioned negotiationa on lines suggested m ray tele
gram of Octoher 22nd 1462-S.
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.
should therefore pro
ceed with negotiations with^elay. Draft letters to Imam and ;;haiihs
and to Sultan are approved hut before/ concluding agreement, please
make certain that both parties accept it as binding. Should not Imam
himself he considered and treated as principal party on side
when formal agreements are drawn up ?
Addressed Baghdad, repeated Muscat. %
Secy to the Govt; of India, foreign & Political Dept.
DELHI.
Telegram - Code
From Civil Commissioner, Baghdad
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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.
, Muscat.
Ho. 15412
Bated 21st December 1919.
"Foreign telegram of 20th December. Please take necessary /
further action and inform me in due course as to your views on point
raised in last sentence.
Civil Commissioner, Baghdad.
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Office of the Civil Commissiofier,
Baghdad, the 22nd December 1919.
8/14
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copy
November 18th.
forwarded for information reference my 34625,
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Lieut -Col. , I.A.,
Acting Civil Commissioner in Mesopotamia.
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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
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- Open Government Licence