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Translation of s letter dated 23rd Jamadi al Thani 1550
(5-11-31) from the Council ©f Ministers to H.H. the Sultan of
Muscat and Oman, Muscat, to Major T.C. Fowle, H.B.M's Consul,
Muscat.
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After Compliments.
At sn auspicious time we have received your letter lifo.C-260
dated the 4th November 1931, read it with pleasure and interest
and noted what was stated by you regarding the telegram received
from the Hon^le the Resident in which he asked you to inform us
that the Government of India propose that Captain Alhan should
remain on at Muscat as Financial Adviser and Commandant of the
Levy (to the State of Muscat and Oman), that this arrangement
would be provisional until the Resident has had the opportunity
of discussing this matter Y /ith the Council on his forthcominf
visit, and that the Resident proposes that Captain Alban should
receive as allowance Rs.200/- as Financial Adviser and Rs.200/-
as Commandant of the Levy.
From your letter it appears that the total amount which he
should receive is Rs.1735/- per mensem.
You state that with reference to our conversation on the
subject, you wired to the Hon'ble the Resident the summary of
our verbal reply (para 3) for which we thank you. e noted
the Resident's reply to you as described in (para 5) and thank
His Honour for the same.
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In reply we request you to inform the Resident that we
have reconsidered the matter and we are glad to accept the
proposal of the Hon^le Government and of the Resident which
we know is to the advantage of the State of the Sultan of
Muscat and Oman. But we wish that this matter be kept pending
the arrival of His Honour at Muscat when we shall have the
pleasure of meeting and discussing with him this and other
matters.