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Coll 20/1 'Muscat: Financial Situation: Budget Estimates, etc.' [288r] (575/732)
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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6* After eeotiCviiies aaouatlag to Ks*29 # S00/~ hare
been effeettA the State is »Uli confronted with a
deficit ef Be«25 f 000/- ^nd ajatil sanction is assorde^
to the increase of the cost as tariff tiaere ars ao
***** available fron che st io reaoaress of tie otate
of providias thin »*>*# As &r* t&oms points oat, the
fsO-X in tHe dollar eachaage ie due to cease* sutside
the «v»trol of the Stiitc? it has affoetsd countries with
vastly greater resouress than Unseat* notatly Persia*
ant the present pool tier of this small principality is
thsreforo* l think* deserving of syapathetie consider*
atioa* £he htato have therefore now *emn ooapelled to
aak the Coveraaont of India to - raut thsa a aeratoriua
for nix aonthe ia the repayment ef the debt* The
history of th.i& loan was briefly aommarised la Sir
Lionel Lawerth f s letter 3 o. •l-SV®?# dat«i 27th Hove®,
ter 1927 and in Usir letter *>•541^-^* dated 29th
Pshriiary -ovamjaient of iadia accorded their
earction to the proposal that the rep^meat of the
a iMtce hi tn*. ionn slioaxh spread over a period of
5 years Instead of years* and under this arrangement
the loan will ext inguished by the 1st of Jons 1932«
If the present request of the State is sanctioned it
will he extiagulshed by Jecember 1932* Though the time
originally fixed Xcr tnc repayaeat ef the loan has had
to be oxtenceu teice already* X think it can fairly be
o an tended that on the whois tha utate* having regard to
its vary slander rejuo* rc*s>» tins *2ads every possible
effort to liquidate its liabilities* The bslanee now
outstanding is not large and should the increase in the
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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
- Extent and format
- 1 file (364 folios)
- Arrangement
The file is arranged in chronological order from the back to the front.
- Physical characteristics
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.'
- Pages
- 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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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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