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'File [XI A/1] Muscat Administration Reports and related correspondence' [154r] (312/390)
The record is made up of 1 file (191 folios). It was created in 3 Mar 1933-6 Jan 1942. 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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somewhat harsh disposition has made him unpopular,
(c). Saiyid Ahmad bin Ibrahim .
He has retained his appointment throughout the year.
He has not brought himself before the public eye at all and has
been content to carry on his duties to the best of his ability
and lay out a garden at Hiyam, a village between Muscat and
Matrah.
(d). Saivid Mahmood ^in Mohammad bin Turkl .
Saiyid Mahmood remained unemployed for the greater part
of the year. He and his brother Ali bin Mohammad bin Turki
were thought in May and June to be voicing opinions not in accord
with the Sultan’s attitude of extreme friendliness to the British
Government. The matter came to the Sultan’s ears and Saiyid
Mahraood and his brother were threatened with imprisonment in
Jalali Fort. In the autumn the Sultan consulted the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
regarding certain changes in the Governors which he considered
desirable. It was suggested to him that Saiyid Mahmood would be
better employed in directing his active brain to the solution of
the problems of a Wilayat than idling away his time in Muscat.
In Decamber the Sultan appointed him Governor of Birkah. His
attitude now is distinctly pro-British.
Ce). Saiyid Tari k bin Taimur.
He accompanied the Sultan to India and on his return
to Muscat was instructed to make himself acquainted with the
machinery of Government. The Sultan was concerned about his
lack of application and laziness. He sought the advice of the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
pointing but that no one other than himself was prepared
to reprimand Saiyid Tarik who might one day quite conceivably
become Sultan and therefore the young man was doing just what he
liked when not actually under his eye. The Sultan was auvised
to send Saiyid Tarik to Bait-al-Falaj for a six months course
of training under the Military Adviser, Major A.O.C. Pettyfer,
who would report to the Sultan on the young nan’s character and
general ability. Saiyid Tarik joined the Muscat Infantry as a
/ private
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This file consists of correspondence concerning the Muscat Administration Annual Reports for the years 1932-33 to 1941-42 and contains copies of all the reports, from 1933-34.
The file features the following principal correspondents: 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. and Consul, Muscat; 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; the Medical Officer, Muscat.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (191 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 193; 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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- IOR/R/15/6/338
- Title
- 'File [XI A/1] Muscat Administration Reports and related correspondence'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:192v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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