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Coll 20/1 'Muscat: Financial Situation: Budget Estimates, etc.' [89r] (177/732)
The record is made up of 1 file (364 folios). It was created in 19 Mar 1928-8 May 1947. 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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&• iri/aa iaoif. there loro the financial situation
is satisfactory. Unfortunately t fcoeever, there are two
factors to oe considered -
(a) Debts which coae to iis. 1 9 52,204 (paragraph
it of report).
(b) Cessation of Arms subsidy of Da. 1,00,000 in
1935 (Tide Government of India Express
Letter Ho. F.ldl-*i/32 of 30th ^une 1932).
4* iith regard to (a), ^hese will be reduced by
utilising the anticipated balance of its. 40,000 (vide
paragraph 2 above) towards paying off in January 1933
the final instalment, amounting to Rs>. 23,000, of the
Government of India loan, and by the scaling down of the
debts due to private creditors (vide paragraph i9 of
report).-
5. The surplus he.lance in the budget for 1933
presented is iis* 23,750 (paragraph 3 of budget statement).
But half-way through the year, from July 1st, further
economies, details of which will oe furnished by the
aultan, will be enforced which wlHiring in by the end
of the year another &&• 25,000 (paragraph 5 of the
budget statement). The total credit balance at the end
of 1933 will therefore be m. 4<4,750. Of this sum
25,000 will be funded, while its. 23,750 will presum
ably oe set aside for paying off debts.
6. It is assumed (paragraph 4 of budget statement)
that the year 1934 will close with a balance of about
&»• 74,000 odd, l.e. *kS. 23,750 (similar to the balance
for 1933), and hs. 50,000 the balance aoc^ed from the
special economies over a whole year. Of the hs. 74,000,
Its. 23,750 will presumably be spent in further liquidation
of the debts, and iis* 50,000 will be funded, giving a
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The file contains correspondence relating to Muscat state finances. 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, 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 Government of India (External Affairs and Foreign and Political Departments), 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 Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Said bin Taimur [Sa‘īd ibn Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd].
The file includes:
- Budget estimates for most of the years between 1929 and 1947, sent by 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. in Muscat to either 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. , the Government of India, or both, via 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. , and sometimes including budget statements for the previous year and War Subsidy Account statements
- Correspondence relating to the discussion over whether or not to continue paying the Sultan the Arms Traffic Subsidy
- Reports into the financial situation of the state, usually by 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.
- Papers concerning the need for improvement in the collection of revenue in the Batinah and Shimaliyeh districts
- Papers concerning proposals for changes to the Muscat Levy Corps
- Papers connected to the temporary appointment of Captain Reginald George Evelyn William Alban as Financial Adviser to the State and Commandant of the Levy Corps
- Correspondence related to the discussion over the amendment of the treaties between Britain and Muscat
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- 1 file (364 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 commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 365; 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.
Please note ff 326-330 may not be original to this file as its existing foliation was not consistent with the rest of the file.
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- Title
- Coll 20/1 'Muscat: Financial Situation: Budget Estimates, etc.'
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- front, front-i, 2r:37v, 38v:69v, 72r:83v, 84v:97r, 97r, 98r:142v, 143v:181v, 185r:201v, 206r:255v, 270r:293v, 302r:304v, 326r:334v, 357r:360v, 365r:365v, back-i, back
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