"الإصلاحات في مسقط: الجمارك؛ الموارد المالية، والمفاوضات مع العُـمانيين" [و‎‎٦‎٢] (٥٠٨/١٢٨)

No. of
1919
5 t ' '7
•it-
Political Agency and Consulate^ Muscat
The 8th December 1919«
From
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Political Agent and Consuls Muscat
To
The Civil Commissioner
Baghdad»
Sir
Please refer to my letter No ft 208S dated the Ist
November 1919 and telegram No» 1401 of 17th November from the
Deputy Political i^-e^identp 3ulnhire c to youi* address®
As regards the points brought f orward in the aiQO - * e
quoted telegram I would submit the following observations
I am naturally unaware of any contemplated change
in the authority for financing and controlling this office.
The original proposals were designed to secure skio other
working more efficiency and greater economy. The present
system is not efficient, and results in considerable overwork
for the staffp and the longer it continues the worse will be
the confusion^ Though for obvious reasons the work will be
abnormally heavy at present, yet I do not except possibly
in the hot weather, contemplate much reduction in the future.
As regards the Agency Surgeon I am in full agreement
with the Deputy Political Resident that he is a political
asset. The proposals were made however in the assumption that
such a person could not be obtained for a very long time, and
in this connection 1 would refer to your telegram No. 5228
of 8th May IfIf. Taking into consideration the admitted
scarcity of medical officers even in India and Mesopotamia it
does not seem likely that one will be able to be supplied to
Muscat, which medically is a very unimportant place, for
several