Author
Sayyid Ali bin Faisal [Sayyid ‘Alī bin Fayṣal Āl Bū Sa‘īd]
Publication Date
5 Oct 1927-11 May 1928 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
20
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/6/227
Record ID
vdc_100000000881.0x000002
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
5 Oct 1927-11 May 1928 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
This file concerns complaints made by Sayyid Ali bin Faisal [Sayyid ‘Alī bin Fayṣal Āl Bū Sa‘īd], son of the late Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Fayṣal bin Turkī Āl Bū Sa‘īd] and younger brother of the current Sultan [Taymūr bin Fayṣal bin Turkī Āl Sa‘īd], about Bertram Thomas's conduct as Financial Adviser to the Sultan.
In correspondence with 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, and 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.
, Ali bin Faisal submits complaints regarding his dismissal from his post as Secretary to the Council of Ministers, as well as an earlier cut of 100
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
in his salary and a seven-day imprisonment.
In a letter to 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.
, 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 states that the deduction from Ali bin Faisal's salary was to account for an earlier incident in which Ali bin Faisal reportedly threatened the Muscat Treasury Officer with a revolver and demanded from him 100
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
.
The Arabic language material mainly consists of Ali bin Faisal's letters to 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 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.
(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.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
Subject files: File 8/50
