'File 8/12 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: BATINAH SHAIKHS REFUSAL TO PAY ZAKAT.'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'File 8/12 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: BATINAH SHAIKHS REFUSAL TO PAY ZAKAT.'
- Date:
- 1933/1933
- Description:
- Abstract: This file concerns actions to be taken by the British following reports that a number of shaikhs in the Shinas area of the Batinah coast are refusing to pay the zakat tax. The correspondence includes discussion of the following: whether threats or a demonstration are required to secure payment from the shaikhs, and whether an air reconnaissance of the area would have the desired effect of ensuring the payment of taxes. Also included is an account of a tour of the Batinah coast, undertaken by the Assistant Financial Adviser to Muscat State.The Arabic language material consists of a letter dated 11 November 1933 from the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf to the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, which also appears in English. Other correspondents include the following: Political Agent and Consul at Muscat, Major Claude Edward Urquhart Bremner; Air Officer Commanding, Baghdad.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 42; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Zakat
Taxation - Geographic region:
- Batinah Coast
- Rights:
- غير معروف
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000831.0x000389_ar
81055/vdc_100000000831.0x000389_en
IOR/R/15/6/194
IOR/R/15/6/194