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'Muscat. Commandant Muscat Levy Corps. Appointment, leave, pay, etc, of.' [169r] (347/463)
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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FOREIGN OpflCE, S.¥. 1.
3404/271/91). lst j uly> 1935.
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My dear Walton,
I am sorry^tb have been so long in replying to your
letter No.P.Z.355#/35 # of the 30th May asking if we could
suggest anyone to till the post of Commandant of the Muscat
Infantry (cum Financial Adviser).
2. The Foreign Office are not of course in as good a
position as the Colonial Office or the War Office to suggest
candidates for such a post, but I send you herewith two
lists# The iirst consists of names selected from those who
have applied to us in the past eighteen months for work in
connexion with possible schemes for resettling the Assyrians#
Many of these pecple no doubt were led to apply to us as much
from interest in the Assyrians as from lack of other
employment* All the same, there appear to be one or two
among them who may be found to have the necessary
qualifications for the post you wish to fill# I may add
that it is unlikely that any of them wiXI be retiuired for
resettling the Assyrians, as if the scheme for settlement in
Syria matocialises, its administration will be mainly in
French, or at all events non-British, hands#
3. The second list consists of a selection of persons who
have applied to the Foreign Office at one time or another for
general employment* Mr.Sarsfield Hall, who figures on this
list, is personally known to Oliphant, who has a high opinion
of him. Another candidate whom I should perhaps have put on
the second list is Mr.Owen Tweedie but as he was recommended
to/
Walton Esq., C*B«» M»C.,
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.
,
S. W. !•
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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.'
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- 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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