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Coll 20/22 'Muscat: Appointment of a Political Officer as Adviser to Sultan' [‎21r] (40/77)

The record is made up of 1 file (37 folios). It was created in 13 Jan 1938-27 Sep 1938. 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
xhe iietiideiicy*
iiuehire,
Jlease refer to your demi-official letter dated
2nd iarch on the eubject of the deputation of a Political
officer to Muscat*
2* By a curiouc coincidence just before the arrival
of your letter 1 hud been dieouselng the question with
Qalloway, who wae rather attracted by the apncintment,
and who how on further consideration* sayc that he will
like to be considered for it, provided naturally that
reasonable terms were forthcoming from the Julian iu the
way of eunmer recess etc* He informs rae that he recently
wrote to Hailey saying that after iiushire he thou^it it
time th^t he returned to India for hie next tour of duty*
This however was before the chance of the iiuscat billet-
oarse into the picture*
3. I think he would do very well in the job and \
recommend him etron ly for it. >nnong other qualifications
he knows Arabic, haj in fact been speaking it for most of
the winter on the Irucial coast, and knows -^Taba aixi ^ets
on well with theiri. His seniority for the appointment is
about ri^sht*
\
4* If you concur vjfould you please let me have a
tele^am care of the 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. and I will mention
/
Jalloway’s name to the dultan whom Jalloway met some years
ago when on tour with me at Kueoat.
3ir vubrey Metcalfe, r.d.I. ;« # a.S*X*^ M*V.O.
Ihe ^Jecretary to the Government of India
in the External if fairs Department,
~'ew
5./
ev* Delhi

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Correspondence, minutes, and notes relating to the appointment of a British officer as adviser to the Sultan of Muscat. Potential candidates are put forward and discussed. The principal correspondents are officials from the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Government of India (External Affairs Department), and 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. .

The correspondence concerns other questions of British relations with the Sultan and the need to remain on friendly terms, including the matter of the Arms Traffic Subsidy, a tour of the United Kingdom, and the undesirability of a projected visit to Italy by the Sultan.

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1 file (37 folios)
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The file is arranged in chronological order from the back to the front.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 39; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located 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.

An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 3-38; these numbers are also written in pencil, and is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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