Coll 20/28 'Muscat: Arms Traffic Subsidy' [‎87v] (175/412)

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Correspondence, minutes, and memoranda relating to the payment of subsidies to the Sultan of Muscat, in particular that of the Arms Traffic Subsidy. The principal correspondents are officials at 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 (Foreign and Political Department), 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. , Foreign Office, and the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Muscat. The papers deal with the question of the renewal of the Arms Traffic Subsidy at various times:

• In February 1932, when Said bin Taimur [Sa‘īd ibn Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] succeeded his father as Sultan (this is also when the payment of the Zanzibar Subsidy was questioned)
• At the beginning 1935 when a three year extension was due to lapse
• At the end of 1935 when it was decided to discontinue the subsidy
• In November 1937 after the Sultan had requested the subsidy to be restored
• In 1939-45 when the payment of a War Subsidy was also considered.

Also contained within the file is correspondence discussing the right of the Sultan to import arms following the end of the Arms Traffic Subsidy and the question over the likelihood he might do so. Connected to this are communications from the Intelligence Bureau concerning suspicion over the activities of the Sultan's father in Japan (folios 128-30, 132-42).

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1 file (203 folios)

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The file is arranged in chronological order from the back to the front.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 204; 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 2-204; these numbers are also written in pencil and circled.

A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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