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File 6818/1920 'Muscat Levy Corps.' [60r] (124/296)
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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McCarthy’s proposals for the recognition hy Government of the
services vis i*- j i^ii l j. i c c* *_■ 9 contained, in the latter port ion
of his report.
Finally I venture again to bring to your notice the service
of Captain LcGarohy for such recoEmendation to Government as you
may deem fit in the special circumstances. In that Hollo the
Sultan now provides his own defence at his own expense, the
work of Captain HoGarthy has, I venture to think, been of
political and economic importance to Government,
I have, etco,
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Political -agent, Muscat.
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Confidential
Bait-al-Palaj
28th February 1923.
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 H.B.M r s Consul,
Muscat.
Sir,
in view of the termination of my command of the Mas cat Levy
Corps I have the honour to report on the progress of the corps
from the date of my last report i.e. 20th March 1922 to 28th
February 1923.
During the period under review the Corps has I might state
been definitely established inasmuch as it is now composed of
local men and men from Gwadar on the Mekran coast, the whole of the
original members the Sistanis having been discharged the last
party having left on the 2nd May 1922.
as anticipated I have brought the number of men enlisted
irom Gwadar to 80 and I am more than satisfied with them and
'-'onsiaer that this place will continue to prove a most useful
recruiting ground for Baluchis for the corps. That the Gwadar men
K ' ' L cn ^ il Levies may .be judged from the fact that
artnous to get their brothers and relatives in the Corps.
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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.
- Physical characteristics
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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- 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