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'Muscat. Wazir of - Appointment, Leave, Pay, etc, of' [105r] (219/546)
The record is made up of 1 volume (273 folios). It was created in 6 Dec 1927-27 Apr 1930. 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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3. Our aim again is to endeavour to make the State stand
on its own feet, but this is difficult with a British officer
-the conduct of affairs naturally drifting into his hands- in
political charge of the Council.
4. From our point of view a Financial Adviser in control
of the Council, or at any rate fully sharing in its responsi-
hilities^creates an awkward situation# The
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.
is responsible to the
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.
for affairs in general
in the Muscat State and should -in my personal opinion-
exercise whatever political control is necessary. Yet side by
side with him there is another British Officer -the Adviser-
who wields as much, and perhaps in some cases more, influence
than he does. Moreover, since the Adviser is a British
Officer, though in the service of the State, anything which he
does is regarded locally as having the sanction of the British
Authorities, in spite of the fact that he is an indepenaent
official not under British control.
5. So much on general grounds. With regard to Mr. Hedgecoclcfe
appointment. As he will be new to Muscat he will not in any
case for some time be able to assume political responsibilities
and will require all his energies for tackling his financial
problems. TOiat I venture to suggest is that he:-
(a) be given a seat on the Council -this would seem
advisable to give him the necessary prestige,
(b) have the title of
Wazir
Minister.
-which merely indicates that he
is such a member,
(c) but have responsibility for financial affairs onljf
-the rest of the Council carrying on the general
adminis trati on#
This change of status would be explained to the Council
officially. At the same time, if you see fit, a hint might
be given to Sayid Said that in political matters no important
step should be taken without informing me. I am sure that
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Most of the correspondence relates to the appointment of a Financial Adviser to the Sultan of Muscat. Letters discuss Bertram Thomas role as Financial Adviser and his replacement by Stuart Edwin Hedgcock. Also discussed is Thomas' crossing of the Rub al Khali; possible recruitment of British officers in Iraq; proposals that Captain Robin Williams George Stephens should act as Financial Adviser; other topics include the Sultan of Muscat's [Taymūr bin Fayṣal] visit to Europe and improvements of the customs administration at Sur.
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- 1 volume (273 folios)
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The papers are arranged in chronological order. The file also has an index at the front.
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Foliation: The main foliation sequence commences at the title page and terminates at the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, 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. A second foliation sequence is present between ff. 4-251; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.
Foliation errors: 3 and 3A; 94 and 94A.
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- Title
- 'Muscat. Wazir of - Appointment, Leave, Pay, etc, of'
- Pages
- front, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1r:3v, 3ar:3av, 4r:93v, 94ar:94av, 94r:267v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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