The Finance sub-sub-series consists of a single file regarding the finances of the Sultanate of Oman and a proposal to raise its customs tariffs in order to increase state revenue.
File XXXII/12 '1. Finances. 2. Customs Duties (Sur). 3. Financial Crisis, 1931. 4. Treaties with France and America'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials (primarily at the Political Agency in Muscat, the Political Residency in Bushire and the India Office in London) concerning economic problems in the Sultanate of Muscat and the consequent need to raise its customs tariffs in order to in...