Coll 20/8 'Muscat: Appointment of Financial Adviser: Mr S. E. Hedgcock' [‎267v] (535/696)

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The file contains correspondence, minutes, and notes connected to the appointment and resignation of Stuart Edwin Hedgcock as Financial Adviser to the Muscat Government. The principal correspondents are Hedgcock himself, the Foreign Department of the Government of India, Lieutenant-Colonel Hugh Vincent Biscoe, 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Major Trenchard Craven William 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. in Muscat, various officials at 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 the Council of Ministers to the Sultan of Muscat and Oman. Other correspondence is from the Colonial Office, Ministry of Labour, and High Commissioner in Iraq.

The papers cover the disagreement over the reasons for Hedgcock's resignation in April 1931, the circumstances under which it was withdrawn and then accepted, and Hedgcock's numerous representations to the India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India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. for help clearing his name. The correspondence also deals with his initial appointment, terms of employment, and arrangements for travel to Muscat.

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1 file (345 folios)

Arrangement

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

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 347; 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.

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English in Latin script

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