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'Muscat Rising, from April 1917 to January 1918 & resumed from April 1920 to Oct 1920' [126r] (262/558)
The record is made up of 1 volume (270 folios). It was created in 25 Apr 1917-26 Oct 1920. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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inlanl from aenaah. TMs tomi is ruled by Aimed bin Ibraiiim
formerly wall of Roetaq under t»he Sultan f more or lass
inlependently of Sultan or Imam betwoon whoae borders the
place lies. Ahmed has had an advanturous history and 1 b a
etrone nan amont; the Arabs, Naslr bin Rashld the brother of
4 the Imm 1 b the Imam's wall of Hostaq, Ahned lately had been
very useful to the Sultan's ^ovemxaent over a slave oase and
1,
had also beon instumental In brln^ln^ Masaud bin Zamlt to
reason. Beeln^ a o/iance of ^ettln^ back his lo&t power over
Rostaq, aware that many of the tribesmen of the Wadl Muawal
were discontented with the affile of Naslr bin Rashld and &&sc
counting on the su port of tho Yal Saad, he ax^proached Naslr
oln Has 111 d on the subject of the slave donlorr* who had taken
refuse with Jilm in a way that could scarecely fall to produce
a breach^anl at the same tine deliberately twisted two letters
which the
wazir
Minister.
had written to him and the Yal Haad into an
order to rise against jkkNasir bin Rashid. jfcjfclle also wrote to
the was^ir stating that the Oinmils were rising against him and
asked his immediate help# At present there seems to be a sta-b
of open hostility between the two but no fighting. Each side
is waiting fflCRto see what the other side will do. I have
advised the
wazir
Minister.
to take no action which could be interpreted
as an attack by the Sultan on the Omanis, though to punish
severely any attack by them on territory which acknowledges
the Gultan. Ahmed may be left to work oat ills own salvation.
He is far too skilled in Arab intrigue not to have taken his
present action without tKcalculatin^ that ho has a good chance
of success# Should he be able to ^iv<? Nasir bin Uashid a bad
time no harm is done# Should the latter be successful the
tribes will probably be able to resist him if hh extends his
attack to the Sultan's territory as they will certainly ^et
fo^lp in tho form of ammunition and money will oh is all they
want from the Sult&n#
Our support of the Sultan is confined
(^[ v
entirely to upholUn; authority on the coast ani I have
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Correspondence concerning the uprising of the tribes from the interior of Oman against the Sultan of Muscat [Taymūr bin Fayṣal]. Topics discussed include:
- A survey of causes and history of rebellion of the Omani tribes under their elected Imam until 1915;
- The Ibadhi sect of the Omanis.
- Agreements between the Sultan's government and the Bani Ghafir;
- The Indian Army garrison at Muscat and Muscat Levy Corps;
- Co-operation between Indian and Muscat Customs Departments;
- British ships at Muscat including HMS Britomart and HMS Clio;
- A report on the situation and requirements at Muscat by Major Lionel Berkely Haworth, October 1917;
- A statement showing the estimated income of the Sultan of Muscat and his recurrent expenditure together with a statement of his debts, 1917;
- Proposed meeting at Sib between the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Muscat and the sheikhs of Oman.
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- 1 volume (270 folios)
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There is an index page at the front of the file.
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Foliation: The main foliation sequence commences at the first cover and terminates at the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and can be found in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. A second foliation sequence is also present between ff 4-269; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.
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- 'Muscat Rising, from April 1917 to January 1918 & resumed from April 1920 to Oct 1920'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1r:3v, 3ar:3av, 4r:54v, 55v:58v, 58Ar, 58Av, 59r:61v, 65v:69v, 71r:160v, 161v:198v, 198ar:198av, 199r:260v, 261v, 263r:271v, back-i
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