Political No. 149 of 1873, Forwarding Copies of Papers Relating to Payment of the Subsidy to Muscat and the Allowances Offered by His Highness the Sultan to Syed Salim and Abdool Azeez
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Political No. 149 of 1873, Forwarding Copies of Papers Relating to Payment of the Subsidy to Muscat and the Allowances Offered by His Highness the Sultan to Syed Salim and Abdool Azeez
- Date:
- 1873/1873
- Description:
- Abstract: This item consists of copies of a Political Despatch from the Government of India Foreign Department to the Secretary of State for India, dated 25 August 1873 and received via Brindisi on 22 September 1873, forwarding copies of papers relating to payment of the subsidy to Muscat and the allowances offered by the Sultan of Muscat [Sultan Turki bin Sa'id Al Bu Sa'id] to his nephew (and former Sultan) Syed Salim [Salim bin Thuwayni Al Bu Sa'id] (who had rebelled against Turki and attempted to seize power) and to his brother Abdool Azeez [Sayyid Abdul Aziz bin Sa'id Al Bu Sa'id]. The suggested arrangement is a payment of a monthly sum of $300 each to Syed Salim and Abdool Azeez on condition that they reside in British territory and do not interfere in the affairs of Muscat, and that the stipends should be deducted from the Zanzibar subsidy. The despatch is in continuation of correspondence ending with the telegram to the Secretary of State from the Viceroy, No. 1537, of 10 July 1873.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 164, and terminates at f 171a, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The sequence contains six foliation anomalies: f 164a, f 165a, f 167a, f 168a, f 170a, and f 171a.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival item
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Subsidies
Zanzibar subsidy
Sālim bin Thuwaynī Āl Bū Sa‘īd
‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin Sa‘īd Āl Bū Sa‘īd - Rights:
- المُلكية العامة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100108621865.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100108621865.0x000001_en
IOR/L/PS/6/111, ff 164-171a
IOR/L/PS/6/111, ff 164-171a