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Coll 25/17 'Orders-in-Council: Muscat: The Muscat (Municipal) Regulations 1935' [‎16r] (31/119)

The record is made up of 1 file (58 folios). It was created in 4 Feb 1935-23 Jun 1939. 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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the 24th October 1938 to pay the Municipal tax through their
agents the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company from whom it has been
demanded by the Muscat authorities* It is not certain that
J the Sultan will continue the present form of municipal taxa-
tion, but as it is a simple means of collecting the necessary
| funds, I think that it is probable that he will do s o. It is
1 S*JL /W', also not certain that he will charge Cub toms duties on
e \ ft** lu+ty > Royal Air Force fuel, but here again it is quite possible
that he will# Perhaps he is slightly less likely to do this
if the Municipal tax is paid, since any argument which we
might produce for the non-payment of the Municipal tax, would
merely draw attention to the fact that Customs duties had not
been levied on the Royal Air Force fuel up to now*
sd* T.C.Fowle*
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. .
Attested#
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. #

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Correspondence and minute papers relating to the drafting and issue of 'The Muscat (Municipal) Regulations 1935'. The papers cover the search for consensus between 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. , Foreign Office, and Political 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. over the text of the new regulations.

Further correspondence (folios 3-28) from the Air Ministry and Air Officer Commanding in Iraq deals with the question of whether the Royal Air Force should be exempt from paying municipal tax on fuel.

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1 file (58 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 (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 60; 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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Coll 25/17 'Orders-in-Council: Muscat: The Muscat (Municipal) Regulations 1935' [‎16r] (31/119), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3321, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100060414744.0x000022> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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