'File 35/87 IV (A 30) Muscat reforms'

Title:

'File 35/87 IV (A 30) Muscat reforms'

Date:

1920/1921

Description:

Abstract: Correspondence relating to the reform of the government of the Muscat.Topics include: finances of Muscat; the lease or purchase of Gwadur [Gwadar] from the Sultan of Muscat; judicial reforms; Captain MacCollum, the wazir; the question of the abdication of Sayyid Taimur and arrangements made for length of annual stay in India and Muscat; the education of Sayyid Said bin Taimur and his recognition as heir; the decay of Muscat and growth of Muttrah; the enhancement of zakat; the repayment of a loan of six and a half lakhs.Correspondents include Ronald Evelyn Leslie Wingate, Political Agent and H.B.M's Consul, Muscat; Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Prescott Trevor, Political Resident Persian Gulf; Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Department; Taimur bin Faisal [Taymūr bin Fayṣal], Sultan of Muscat.Physical description: Foliation: The main foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and can be found in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. A second foliation sequence is also present between ff 2-242; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence. Foliation anomalies: 1, 1A, 1B and 1C. Fold out folios: 112 and 140.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Political reform
Economic reform
Law reform

Geographic region:

Gwadur

Rights:

غير معروف

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000193.0x000186_ar
81055/vdc_100000000193.0x000186_en
IOR/R/15/1/417
IOR/R/15/1/417

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