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'File XVII/1 Naval Bases in the Gulf. Correspondence Concerning Above - Report by P.A. Muscat re. Sultan's Boundaries & Limit of Jurisdiction in Northern Oman' [20r] (39/96)
The record is made up of 1 file (46 folios). It was created in 23 Jul 1901-18 Sep 1903. It was written in English and French. 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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the Shaikh of that port. Shaikh Ali Mohamed however in
formed me that whereas circumstanoes obliged these members
of the tribe with the cognizance of the rest, to bow to
the Jowasmee nevertheless in an important matter affecting
the common interest they would join the majority and that
the Shihooh were in fact a united tribe.
(.6.) In the foregoing paragraphs I have furnished the most reliable
information that I am in a position to.obtain otherwise than from
the Sultan or his officials, I think therefore that it may be re
garded as a fairly correct statement of the situation but necessar
ily from a Muscat point of view. Briefly stated it appears from
the foregoing that the Sultan's jurisdiction extends effectively
only as far as Mureir; that from Mureir to Dibba (including how
ever only half of the port) there is reason to suppose that the
Shaikh of Shargeh may make good prescriptive claim to exercise
jurisdiction : that over the country from Dibba on to Ras Musendum
and thence round to Khasab and Bokha, the Sultan if asked would
probably claim rights of sovereignty and jurisdiction; and that
from Bokha to Shuarn the coast is mainly occupied by sections of the
Shihooh who for practical purposes at present recognize the autho
rity of the Shaikh of Ras el Khyma.
In conclusion, if I may presume to do so I would respectfully ex
press the opinion that as regards the Malcolm and Blphinstone in
lets on either side of Maklab and. the promontory of Ras Musendum
the exercise of the Sultan of Muscat's authority thereover is of
such a conveniently uncertain character that it would seem possible
for Her Majesty's Government to treat the question of its existence
according to the political exigencies of the moment. If we require
a base there it might be possible to explain to the Sultan that
his claim to assert his authority there or power to make it effects
is of such an unsubstantial nature that H.M.'s Government are un
able to recognize it,but regard the Shihooh (including the Kumazi-
rehj as independent tribes. I think this is in any case a measu
re with regard which Seyyid Beisal would not feel strongly seeing
that he derives no practical or pecuniary benefit from that part of
Oman and that he might be prevailed upon to cooperate with us in
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This file contains correspondence between British officials, primarily at the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in Bushire and the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Muscat concerning the boundaries of the Sultan of Muscat's jurisdiction in northern Oman (Musandam Peninsula).
In addition to this correspondence, the file contains the following:
- An extract from La Depeche Coloniale entitled 'Les interests Francais Dans la Region de L'Oman' (folios 6-7)
- Map of the Musandum Peninsula (folio 21)
- 'List of places on the coast from north of Dibba to Ras-el-Khymah' (folios 31-32)
- Extract from newspaper article entitled 'On the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ', March 1902 (folio 35)
- A report 'regarding the nature and extent of the jurisdiction of the Sultan of Muscat in the direction of Cape Musandam and in Northern Oman generally' (folios 37-44)
- 'Genealogical Tree of the Jowasmi [al-Qasimi] Family of Shargah' (folio 45)
- 'List of Villages along the coast from Khor Fakan northwards and thence round to Tibba' (folio 46).
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- 1 file (46 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 48; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-47; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- 'File XVII/1 Naval Bases in the Gulf. Correspondence Concerning Above - Report by P.A. Muscat re. Sultan's Boundaries & Limit of Jurisdiction in Northern Oman'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:5v, 8r:20v, 22r:34v, 36r:47v, back-i, back
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