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'Muscat. Commandant Muscat Levy Corps. Appointment, leave, pay, etc, of.' [‎124r] (255/463)

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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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CONFIDENTIAL,
D.O.No .0/206 •
Muscat,
14th July 19 34.
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Reference your demi-official b^Y-S of 6th July
about a Commandant for the Levy Corps.
2. I am sorry if my suggestion for a H.E.Officer
has come late or in any way upset your plans.
3. At our discussion here there were three candi
dates under discussion. Be Gory, Alban, and Samad Shah.
The first two were ruled out and you will remember that
the pros and cons for Shah made you somewhat doubtlul as to
whether he would do or not.
4. I am sorry that I did not understand you were
going to write privately to F. & P. about him. I have it
jotted on my notes of subjects to be discussed with you
rt to let me know".
5. The chance advent here of a Sapper Officer was
the flirst knowledge I had that a Sapper Officer on the
Home Establishment drew such small pay. For the reasons
given I offered the suggestion in the best interests of
the State, which are synonymous with our own.
6. If Samad Shah v/ill not come here to soldier then
my later suggestion left something to fall back on and I
made it thinking that if it appealed to you, you might
like to prosecute enquiries at home. Two irons having
been knocked out of the fire at our discussion, leaving
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only one in, further prompted me to put this last one in.
7 # if i have made a mistake in doing so, or caused
f
you any extra trouble or worry, I apologise. My object
is to help not to hinder.
Hon f ble Lieut-Col.T.C.Fowle,C.B.ni.,
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 Guli ,
B U S H I R E.

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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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