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'Muscat. Commandant Muscat Levy Corps. Appointment, leave, pay, etc, of.' [‎156r] (321/463)

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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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iDeen a"ble to help, and I feel rattier doubtful whether
we could expect much from them, judging from the
difficulty we had in dealing with po sts of a similar
type at Aden. The War Office may he ahle to do
something, hut have raised one or two points, e.g.,
whether the contract will "be a five-year contractj
whether a married officer would he suitable for the
appointment, and whether, if so, he would he given
Passage for his wife; the number of Europeans living
in Muscat; whether personal stores would he duty free.
4. Perhaps you could send us two lines to
explain the position as regards the points raised hy
the War Office, prima facie , I should have thought
there would oe advantage, as the pay is not very high,
in appointing a bachelor. You will remember the
trouble we had over Hedgcock, and in any case I am not
quite sure that the State contemplate providing the
type of quarters suitable for a married couple.
1 am not quite clear as to what the position Is in
regard to the period of contract. Are we correct in
assuming/

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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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