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'File 11/34 Defence: Muscat War Subsidy' [‎143r] (285/445)

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The record is made up of 1 file (220 folios). It was created in 4 Feb 1941-10 Mar 1948. 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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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA.
14 Department.
^ SECRET
EXPRESS LETTER (AIR MAIL).
[N.B .—Thii ii an ORIGINAL mzssige tent by AIR MAIL tohich provides a meant of communication mart
expeditious than the ordinary mail and it cheaper than the telegraph. It it intended to be treated,
on receipt, with the same expedition at if it had been telegraphed. To save time and to obviate
formalities it it drafted in the form of a telegram. It it authenticated by tfte signature of a
responsible officer of the Department.]
Gamp, Shiraz. 0i *^ ice of 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. ,
- Persian Crulf.
No. C/208.
Dated
New Delhi
f »the 22nd August, 1945. iftc
To
Repeated
Foreign, New Delhi.
Political, Muscat
Muscat (War) Subsidy .
/
7*
my
C. ts
Reference my Express Letter No. C/195 dated 20th
August 1945.
2 * Since writing the above, 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. , Muscat,
has informed me tnat dultan of Muscat has enquired regarding
the termination of the War Subsidy. I am instructing Political
Agent to reply that question is under reference to Government.
Sd/- A.G. Calloway
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. , Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
Attested
for 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. ,
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
YG.
(Signature)
s. 44.
(Designation)
MGIPC— SI —2385(S&P)MFP—(M-1744)—3-12-40—20,000.

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This file contains correspondence between British officials - primarily from the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Muscat and the 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. in Bushire - regarding defence arrangements in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman.

Specifically, the correspondence discusses the following: plans for the potential deployment of troops in the Sultanate; details of how the 'war subsidy' provided by Britain was being spent by its ruler, Said bin Taimur [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr]; the possible appointment of a security officer on the 'Arab side of the Gulf'; and plans for the continuation of the 'war subsidy' being paid in spite of the end of the Second World War.

The file contains a limited amount of correspondence between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Muscat and Said bin Taimur that is in Arabic (with English translation attached).

In addition to correspondence, the file contains the following related documents:

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1 file (220 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 222; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-203; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence between ff 94-221, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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