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'Muscat. Commandant Muscat Levy Corps. Appointment, leave, pay, etc, of.' [122r] (251/463)
The record is made up of 1 volume (226 folios). It was created in 2 Jan 1926-25 Nov 1935. 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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informs me that the pay of an Officer of same service on the
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home establishment is considerably less. £ 600 p # a# works
out at £ 60 a month or Rs 676/- for the first year, Rs 696/-
(approx#) the 2nd. and so on« ^cucCuZu^
7 # What the ^ome Government would demand as a contri
bution towards passage and pension I cannot say. Assuming
that it would be same as in i^lban^ case it would be 60/-
P * du for the former and 26% of his pay i.e. 176/- (approx)
for the latter, a total of 226/- p.m. increasing slightly
each year. Pay plus contributions at first year's rate
work out at 900/- p.m. If a passage contribution is paid by
the State then Government would have to provide his passage
here and back, otherwise the State would pay his passage but
no contribution.
8© The above consolidated rate of pay is for employment
under the Air Ministry in 'Iraq. Muscat being climatically
far worse than ' Iraq. I think he should get a Muscat allowance
(as an allowance and not as pay) of Rs 100/- a month. The
State would still grant a free return passage for 2 months
recess in Karachi each year.
9. The idea having only just occurred to me I have
hot had time to go into more detail or verify my figures as
I want to get the proposition off to you by to-day s mail.
Should it appeal to you, you might like to pursue the project
when you are at home and time is short.
10. I briefly mentioned the matter to xl is Highness
yesterday and he jumped at the prospect of one man capable
of filling either of the three roles in a trained capacity.
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Correspondence discusses the appointment, leave and pay of the Commandant of the Muscat Levy Corps. Possible candidates were from the Iraq Levies and units of the Indian Army. The Sultan wished to have a young officer with Arabic language skills and experience of working with Arabs. Due to the state of Muscat finances there was uncertainty as to whether to appoint a commandant to the Muscat Levy Corps. Letters discuss the combination of the post of Financial Adviser and Commandant of Muscat Levies to be approved by the State Council and Sayid Sa'id bin Taimur [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr]. A further idea is to have a Royal Engineer Sapper Officer who would also be able to advise on the construction of roads and other engineering schemes.
Correspondents include Captain George J Eccles; Captain Allan Robertson Walker; Captain Roderick Lewis O'Connor; Captain F M Booth; Captain Brian Carver Rigden; Captain Dorien Dudley H Johnston; Captain Horation John Hare; Major Reginald Merry; Major Trenchard Craven Fowle, 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; Major Claude Edward U Bremner, 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; Lieutenant-Colonel Gordon Loch, 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. Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; Saiyid Said bin Taimur, Sultan of Muscat and Oman; Charles Walton, 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. , London.
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- 1 volume (226 folios)
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Papers are arranged chronologically from front to rear of file.
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Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the title page and terminates at the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, and can be found 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. Circled index numbers in pencil and red crayon can also be found throughout the volume. Foliation errors: 1, 1A and 1B; 144 and 144A; 147 and 147. Foliation omissions:141
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- 'Muscat. Commandant Muscat Levy Corps. Appointment, leave, pay, etc, of.'
- Pages
- front, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:1v, 1ar:1bv, 2r:125v, 125ar:125av, 126r:140v, 142r:147r, 147ar:147av, 147v:197r, 198r:226v, back-i, back
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