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'Muscat. Commandant Muscat Levy Corps. Appointment, leave, pay, etc, of.' [146r] (299/463)
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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Headquarters,
f Iraq Levies,
Hinaidi,
Baghdad, ( f Iraq)
29th May, 1935.
Father to our conversation in Baghdad on the 24th
of May with reference to the appointment of Commandant of
the Muscat Levies, I shall be grateful if you will forward
me the complete terms of contract of the above appointment
and any other particulars which you consider will be useful
to me in the assessing of the value and desirability of this
post •
I enclose herewith my Record of Service which is
completed to date, Aa recorded therein my experience in
cludes the command of British, Indian, Assyrian and Arab
Troops. Fo 1 * considerable periods I commanded the 1st
Batta
An extra allowance of pay granted to soldiers involved in special field service or to public servants on special duty.
lion, Assyrian Levies, both under peace and war conditions.
Buying my service with Levies I have had a good deal of
experience of civil administration duties as much of my work
has entailed dealing with problems concerning the Assyrian
civilian dependants of the Levy Force. This work has in
cluded financial settlement plans, land settlement, village
planning, road making, and the building of three permanent
c amps.
As regards military administration it will be seen
that long periods of my service have been spent in holding
an independent command and also as Adjutant.
I am much interested in the type of work involved
in the administration of such forces as the Muscat Levies
and have proved by experience that my ability and temperament
is suited to these conditions.
Before making formal application for your approval
to my appointment to this post I desire to study in dGtail
the terms of contract and compare them financially and other
wise with the appointment I at present hold.
In this connection Col; Aldworth is kindly arrang
ing for me to visit Muscat by air shortly in a R.A.F. duty
plane. I shall then see for myself the local conditions and
I hope it may be arranged for me to have a personal interview
with" the Sultan. When the date of my visit has been fixed
I will advise you by wireless signal so that you may give me
any instructions you consider necessary.
If there are any further particulars you require
I shall be pleased to furnish them.
Thanking you for the information and consideration
you have already extended to me in this matter. W^th kind
regards.
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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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