File 8/12 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: BATINAH SHAIKHS REFUSAL TO PAY ZAKAT.
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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 f...
File 8/14 I MUSCAT FINANCE, REVENUE, TAXES. BUDGETS.
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This volume concerns matters relating to the finances of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, including its budgets and its revenue. It is largely comprised of copies of various kinds of financial statements, produced by the Government of Muscat's Director of Revenues and forwarded to the Political...
File 8/14 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: MUSCAT STATE FINANCES & FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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This file concerns matters relating to the finances of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman. It is largely comprised of copies of various kinds of financial statements, produced by the Government of Muscat and Oman and forwarded to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf by the Political Agent an...
This file contains a small amount of correspondence concerning the state finances of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman. The letters discuss the Sultan of Muscat and Oman's [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] investment in Government of India war bonds, as well as details of the Sultan's accounts with ...
This file consists of a single letter and what appears to be a draft copy of an aide-memoire. The letter, dated 16 May 1950 and addressed to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf by the Political Agent and Consul at Muscat, discusses the Sultan of Muscat and Oman's response to a request for ...
File 8/15 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: DEPUTATION OF A CUSTOMS OFFICER TO THE MUSCAT STATE.
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This file concerns a request from the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] for the services of a Government of India customs officer. The correspondence covers requirements for the role, terms of service, the sourcing of potential candidates, and the deputation of Mohammed (a...
File 8/16 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF CUSTOMS FORMERLY KNOWN AS FINANCIAL ADVISER
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This file consists of correspondence concerning appointments in the Government of Muscat, specifically in relation to its customs and finance. It begins with discussion of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman's [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] wish to appoint an English official to the position of Financ...
This file concerns the position of Director-General of Customs, in the Government of Muscat and Oman. The correspondence covers the following: the return from leave of the current occupant of the position, M A Rashid (in post since 1946, on deputation from the Government of British India, now th...
File 8/16 III Director-General of Customs, Muscat.
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This file relates to Mohammad Abu Rashid, currently employed as Director-General of Customs in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman. The correspondence records that Rashid was appointed on deputation from Customs House, Calcutta, and that, prior to partition, while still in Muscat, he had opted for ...
Continuing on from the previous file [IOR/R/15/6/202], this file relates to Mohammad Abu Rashid, Director-General of Customs in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, who was employed on deputation from Customs House, Calcutta. Rashid's service in Muscat began in May 1946, and was extended in May 1...
