Author
which the Muscat State acts as a debt collecting
agency
An office of the East India Company and
Publication Date
17 Apr 1930-3 Jul 1934 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
28
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/6/235
Record ID
vdc_100000000881.0x00000a
Library Location
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.
Date
17 Apr 1930-3 Jul 1934 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
This file relates to the financial affairs of the ruling family of Muscat. The correspondence mainly concerns British objections to an arrangement by which the Muscat State acts as a debt collecting
agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
on behalf of creditors against members of the ruling family. The system reportedly encourages merchants to lend money to members of the ruling family, with the State then collecting the debts out of the family allowances.
Notable correspondents include the following: 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 Consul, Muscat; 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.
; the 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.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
; Bertram Sidney Thomas, Finance Minister for Muscat State.
In addition to correspondence the file includes tables listing details of the debts owed by certain members of the ruling family, covering the period 1923-1930.
The Arabic language material consists of a notice issued by the Muscat Council of Ministers.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
Subject files: File 8/54
