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'File 8/77 Muscat Infantry.' [62r] (123/180)
The record is made up of 1 file (88 folios). It was created in 5 Jan 1950-27 Dec 1950. 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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COPY
GOVERNMENT OP PAKISTAN
Ministry of Foreign Affairs &
Commonwealth Relations,
No.U.K.27/11/50 Karachi.
dated the 12th July, 1950.
Dear
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
,
Will you kindly refer to your telegram
No. 614, dated the 14th April, 1950 regarding the
appointment of a Junior Commissioned Officer to Muscat
Levy Corps?
2. No. RJO-2749 Jemadar Mohabbat Khan HPA,
is recommended for posting to Muscat Infantry in relief
of No.21610-10 Subedar Abdul Qayum, R.P.A., whose term
of appointment expired on the 12th May 1950. Jemadar
Mahabbat Khan will be available to move at any time
after the 15 th July 1950. The terms including period of
deputation may kindly be intimated at-an early date.
3. Particulars of service and qualifications
of Jemadar Mohabbat Khan are enclosed.
Yours sincerely,
MINISTRY.
The
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
,
Bahrain.
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Continuing on from the previous file (IOR/R/15/6/270A), this file primarily concerns the Muscat Infantry (also referred to as the Muscat Levies). Matters covered in the correspondence include the following: a proposal from 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 for his Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. to dispense with the guard provided by the Muscat Infantry; details of current figures for the Muscat Infantry (e.g. equipment, transport, number of men and their nationalities), provided in response to an enquiry from the War Office regarding armed forces in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; appointments in the Muscat Infantry, including the replacement of a Pakistan Army officer on deputation with the Infantry; reports of a mutiny in the Muscat Infantry on 27 September 1950, resulting in 90 men being discharged.
Other notable correspondents besides those cited above include the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman's Minister for Foreign Affairs and officials of the Government of Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Commonwealth Relations.
Also present in the file are copies of various Foreign Office documents relating to the soon to be established Trucial Oman A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. Levies (ff 8-20). Details include terms and conditions of employment for the newly appointed Commandant of the Levies, details of personnel and pay, and rules of discipline for the Levies.
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- 1 file (88 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front 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 90; 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. Two previous foliation sequences between ff 2-89 and between ff 29-46, which are also circled, have been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Title
- 'File 8/77 Muscat Infantry.'
- Pages
- 5r:5v, 41r:41v, 45r:45v, 56r:56v, 59r:60v, 62r:63v, 85r:85v
- Author
- Government of Pakistan
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