Muscat Affairs [‎115r] (67/76)

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This part of the volume consist of copies of enclosures to a despatch from the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. Secret Department to the Secret Committee Pre-1784, the Committee responsible for protecting East India Company shipping. Post-1784, its main role was to transmit communications between the Board of Control and the Company's Indian governments on matters requiring secrecy. , Number 49 of 1850, dated 17 September 1850. The enclosures are numbered 3-8 and are dated 14 May-3 September 1850.

The enclosures consist of correspondence discussing affairs in the vicinity of Muscat including:

• The seizure of Syed Humood bin Azan [Ḥamūd bin Azan Āl Bū Sa‘īd], the Chief of Sohar [Suhar], by Syed Soweynee [Sayyid Thuwaynī bin Sa‘īd Āl Bū Sa‘īd], the Governor of Muscat
• The breaking of the treaty between the Chief of Sohar and the Imam of Muscat mediated by the Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
• The lifting of the siege of Sohar and the capture of Fort Gulla [Ghallah] belonging to the Imam of Muscat by Shaikh Sultan bin Suggur [Shaikh Sulṭān I bin Ṣaqr al-Qāsimī One of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; also used to refer to a confederation of seafaring Arabs led by the Qāsimī tribe from Ras al Khaima. ]
• The dispatch of the steamer Auckland and the schooner Constance to the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. station
• Measures to re-establish cordial relations between the Imam of Muscat and the family of the Chief of Sohar.

Correspondents include: the Native Agent Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government. , Muscat; the Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; the Secret Committee Pre-1784, the Committee responsible for protecting East India Company shipping. Post-1784, its main role was to transmit communications between the Board of Control and the Company's Indian governments on matters requiring secrecy. ; and the Governor in Council, Bombay.

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