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'FILE 8/8 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: ZANZIBAR SUBSIDIES' [30r] (59/282)
The record is made up of 1 file (138 folios). It was created in 13 Dec 1939-9 Sep 1948. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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Copy of Confidential letter No, D.4511-N/39 dated the 13th
December, 1939 from the Deputy Secretary to the Government of India
in the External Affaire Department, New Delhi to the Hon'ble 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.
and a copy to this office.
»
ZANZIBAR SUBSIDY.
Reference your memorandum No.C/608, dated 21st October, 1939,
2, Under the existing arrangement, the Zanzibar Subsidy is paid
monthly i.e, at Rs.7,200/- per mensem to His Highness the Sultan of
Muscat from the Reserve Bank of India, Bombay, Sanction has, however,
recently been accorded to an advance payment of Rs.50,000 against the
Zanzibar subsidy made up of Rs,28,800 subsidy due in the months
December 1939 to March 1940 and Rs,21,200 advance payment of a part of
the next year's subsidy vide Government of India's letter No. F.54-N/39,
dated 9th December, 1939, No further monthly payments of the Zanzibar
subsidy will, therefore, be made till the 1st June, 1940 when
Rs.43,200 of the advance will have been adjusted leaving a balance of
Re.6800 to be adjusted against the subsidy of R8.7200 payable in June,
1940. The subsidy payable in the months June 1940 to March 1941 will
accordingly be Rs.65,200 which may be drawn in monthly instalments of
Rs.5433-5-4 or Rs.400 in June 1940 and at Rs.7200 monthly for the
remaining months.
3. The Government of India agree to the payment of the monthly
subsidy as and when due, at the Muscat Treasury. No special arrange
ments are necessary as there is a currency chest at the Treasury.
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This file concerns arrangements for payments of the Zanzibar subsidy by the Government of India to the Sultan of Muscat and Oman. The correspondence discusses details of advance payments, refunds, and receipts. Also discussed are details relating to a War Subsidy, to be paid from 1 May 1940 onwards for the duration of the Second World War.
Most of the correspondence is between 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 at Muscat and representatives of the Government of Muscat and Oman (namely the Sultan of Muscat and Oman and, later in the file, the Government of Muscat and Oman's Finance Officer). In addition, there is a small amount of correspondence between 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. , 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. , and officials of the British Government of India.
The date range of the volume is 1939-1948; however, most of the material dates from 1939 to 1942, and there is no material from the years 1943, 1944 and 1946. The correspondence concludes in 1948 with arrangements for the handing over of responsibility for the Zanzibar subsidy to His Majesty's Government.
The Arabic language material consists of letters to 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. from the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd], most of which include English translations.
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- 1 file (138 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Circled serial numbers (red for received correspondence; blue/black for issued correspondence) refer to entries in the notes at the rear of file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 141; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Title
- 'FILE 8/8 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: ZANZIBAR SUBSIDIES'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:6v, 8r:11v, 13r:23v, 26r:34v, 36r:41v, 43r:46v, 48r:50v, 53r:53v, 55r:55v, 57r:57v, 61r:61v, 63r:63v, 68r:69v, 71r:71v, 76r:76v, 80r:80v, 84r:84v, 88r:88v, 93r:97v, 101r:102v, 106r:106v, 109r:110v, 112r:118v, 120r:130v, 133r:140v, back-i, back
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