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'File 8/10 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: MUNICIPAL & OTHER TAXES' [‎53r] (105/134)

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The record is made up of 1 file (65 folios). It was created in 31 Jul 1939-8 Dec 1944. 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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PSR30KAL.
Will y#u plenee refer to the cerrespendence res tine
with my persenal telegram He. C/1619 4ate4 the 19th
December 1943 ?
2. Tne question ef taxation ap ears satisfactorily
settled. Its full betaiia are as follows*
3 . For some time ^ast the Wall of Matrah ha4 been
levying in all twelve taxes on foreigners resident in
liatrah. Ten of them were on buildings and repairs and tne
other two were on digging wells and irrigation channels
in State land* Similar taxes were not being levied in Muscat
and none of them had been regularised by you according
to Treaty* I too it the matter with His Highness
who has now decided that the 10 taxes on buildings and
repairs should be municipal taxes and it will be left to
' ' the Matrah Municipality to tane any further action.
Since British subjects are adequately represented on the
Municipality this decision is satisfactory*
4* The two taxes on wells and irrigation channels
appear really to amo mt to rent for the State Ja nd so used
and are somewhat similar to the Bait al Mai which it was
decided by your predecessor in 193? was also a form of
rent and did not require your official sanction* I am
however mentioning this point in an official letter which
I am sending by this mail* recommending that two other
taxes namely date tax and fishing boat tax be officially
applied to British subjects*
5* His Highness also informs me that land tax is not
taken when any land is actually owned by foreigners* a
system which rather corresponds to our English free hold
^ and lease ho id* There are no taxes on religious 9 educational
and charitable buildings*
Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. * Muscat.
The 6th January 1944*
Relationswl th the Muscat Government.
The Hen’ble Sir Geoffrey prior* K.C.I.E.*
rolitical Resident in the rersian Gulf*
Bushire*

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This file relates to taxes in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman and the payment (or non-payment) of certain taxes by British subjects. Related matters covered in the correspondence include the following: 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's request that the Sultan of Muscat and Oman make the RAF exempt from payment of the Sultanate's municipal tax; a subsequent request for a refund of the RAF's recent municipal tax payments, following the granting of the exemption; the ownership of property by British subjects; other taxes charged by the Muscat state, including a date tax and a fishing boat tax.

The Arabic language material consists 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. and representatives of the Government of Muscat and Oman, including the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd]. Other notable correspondents include the following: 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. , Bushire; the Secretary to 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. , Bushire; the Commanding Officer of British Forces in Iraq.

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1 file (65 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Circled serial numbers (red for received correspondence) refer to entries in the notes at the rear of the 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 67; 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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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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