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Coll 20/1 'Muscat: Financial Situation: Budget Estimates, etc.' [‎238r] (475/732)

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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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4» The Government of India have authorioed the state
to obtain an overdraft of half a lakh One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees from the Imperial
Bank of India to meet immediate requirements* & *liedgcock
informed me that he did not think it would be necessary to
obtain an overdraft just at present, but tne power to do so
was very valuable* Hitherto the state had had frequently
to have recourse for asolstance to x'han Bahadur Basib for
ready money* and this would free them from this neceosity,
and he considered it very much profera le to obtain a
regular overdraft from a bank than to become indebted to a
powerful local mercnant*
\ b. Orders hare not been received as yet regarding
the reduction of His Highness* allowance* His Highness
has disappea eci and no one knows where he is* He wrote to
3 i 3axd say in that he intended proceedin f to Ceylon,
but giving no address, and s&yin that he would write again
when he returned to India* His Highness deals with a
French bank in Bombay, but his bank too do not know his
address* *e can therefore but wait until Hie Highness
returns to i>ehra un, in order to e et in touch with him
again* 1 would however request that e&rly orders should
be issued regarding the reduction of his allowance* The
Financial Adviser hopes to bring about certain reductinns
I in the family allowances with the co-operation of >^ 1'
3 xi, it W ixi enormously strengthen the letter's hands
if he can point out that the ^ultan's allowance has also
been reduced*
6* Mr# Kedgcock anticipates that in view of the
Sultan’s proloat-ed absence, it will probably be necessary
to Increase 3 id's allowance to some extent either
directly or indirectly in the form of an entertaining
allowance,
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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].

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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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