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File 6818/1920 'Muscat Levy Corps.' [30r] (64/296)
The record is made up of 1 volume (144 folios). It was created in 1920-1930. 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 department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors.
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WHITS''ALL, S.W.l.
9th November. 192^
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Sir Hugh Trenehard is anxious to fpk
certain further details about the Muscat Levies, to
whom ha has seen a reference in connection with the
Sur situation, ns I understand it, the position is
as follows - that the Levy Corps has been maintained
at a strength varying between 200 and 250 since
1921; that, consequent on its eetal lishment, tie
Indian troops :aintained by His ajesty’s Hoverment
for the (!e fence of t;'ie Sultan in a scat and at trail
were withdrawn; that it is still cori landed by a
British officer, and that after an experimental
recruit?;®nt in Muscat, which did not produce verv
satisfactory results, recruitment now takes nlace
entirely from the ekran coast* Mould you be so
kind as to say whether I m correct in this
understanding, and also, if possible, to add any
ppi ^ r, « inforrmtion
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East India United Service Club,
16, St .James f Square, S.W.l*
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The volume contains letters, telegrams and memoranda relating to the adherence of Sultan Saiyid Taimur Bin Faisal bin Turki [Taymūr bin Fayṣal] to an arms convention and correspondence relating to the development of the Muscat Levy Corps, including its purpose, staffing, munitions and armaments.
The volume includes a report (ff 12-21) by Captain R W G Stephens, Commandant Muscat Infantry, on the Muscat Levy Corps – its efficiency, discipline, budget and finances, armaments and recommendations. Also included are some 'rough notes' written in 1928 (ff 26-28) by the Financial Adviser to the Sultan of Muscat and Oman (Bertram Sidney Thomas).
In addition, there is a printed copy of the 'Convention for the control of the trade in arms and ammunition, and protocol, signed at Saint-Germain-en-Laye, September 10, 1916' (ff 136-143).
Correspondents include: 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. (Arthur Prescott Trevor); Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Department (Denys Bray); 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. , Muscat (Major Gordon Patrick Murphy).
The volume includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (144 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are placed in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 146; 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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- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/10/928
- Title
- File 6818/1920 'Muscat Levy Corps.'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:7v, 9r:81v, 83r:145v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence