Author
an agent.
Publication Date
14 Mar 1941-30 Dec 1948 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
174
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/6/200
Record ID
vdc_100000000831.0x00038f
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
14 Mar 1941-30 Dec 1948 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
This file consists of correspondence concerning appointments in the Government of Muscat, specifically in relation to its customs and finance. It begins with discussion of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman's [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] wish to appoint an English official to the position of Financial Adviser, and goes on to discuss at length the deputation of Khan Bahadur Sahib Maqbul Hussain, Treasury Officer at the Muscat Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, as Finance Officer to the Muscat Government. The deputation, which begins in October 1941, and is initially intended to last for a period of three months, eventually comes to an end in 1946, with the appointment of Hussain's successor. Related matters of discussion include the following: the Sultan's decision in January 1944 to increase Hussain's salary, in recognition of the latter having recently taken on the responsibilities of Director-General of Customs; arrangements for Hussain's successor to be recruited from the Government of India's Customs Department, with a view to the successful candidate being appointed as Director-General of Customs only; the appointment in 1946 of M A Rashid, an appraiser at Customs House, Calcutta, as Director-General of Customs.
The file features the following principal correspondents: 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 Sultan of Muscat and Oman; the Government of Muscat's Director-General of Customs; officials of the Government of India's External Affairs Department and, towards the end of the file, officials of the recently formed Government of Pakistan.
The Arabic language material consists of correspondence between 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 at Muscat, and representatives of the Government of Muscat and Oman, including the Sultan of Muscat and Oman (English translations are included).
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Circled serial numbers (red for received correspondence; blue for issued correspondence) refer to entries in the notes at the rear of the file.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
Subject files: File 8/16
