'File 8/77 Muscat Infantry.'

Title:

'File 8/77 Muscat Infantry.'

Date:

1950/1950

Description:

Abstract: Continuing on from the previous file (IOR/R/15/6/270A), this file primarily concerns the Muscat Infantry (also referred to as the Muscat Levies). Matters covered in the correspondence include the following: a proposal from the Political Agent and Consul at Muscat for his Agency to dispense with the guard provided by the Muscat Infantry; details of current figures for the Muscat Infantry (e.g. equipment, transport, number of men and their nationalities), provided in response to an enquiry from the War Office regarding armed forces in the Persian Gulf; appointments in the Muscat Infantry, including the replacement of a Pakistan Army officer on deputation with the Infantry; reports of a mutiny in the Muscat Infantry on 27 September 1950, resulting in 90 men being discharged.Other notable correspondents besides those cited above include the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman's Minister for Foreign Affairs and officials of the Government of Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Commonwealth Relations.Also present in the file are copies of various Foreign Office documents relating to the soon to be established Trucial Oman Levies (ff 8-20). Details include terms and conditions of employment for the newly appointed Commandant of the Levies, details of personnel and pay, and rules of discipline for the Levies.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 90; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Two previous foliation sequences between ff 2-89 and between ff 29-46, which are also circled, have been superseded and therefore crossed out.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Military affairs
Military Personnel
Conditions of employment
Rebellions
Trucial Oman Scouts
Muscat Regiment

Rights:

غير معروف

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100043872656.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100043872656.0x000001_en
IOR/R/15/6/270B
IOR/R/15/6/270B

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