'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎599] (742/1782)

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An fl,(. 12th of March, Colonel Wilson, the British Political Besi-
J«nt inthe Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , left for Dhufar in the K .I .M .S "Lawrence";
S "Lawrence" had been preceded by native vessels carrying the
C main force of about 300 men and she was accompanied by
UHS "Cossack", on board of which were Captain Seville, the
Political A^ent at Masqat, Hamad -bin-Nasir, the Wali of Matrah, and
I rid MuhSmmad, the Sultan's elder brother, with about 70 followers.
sEiin -hin-Suwailim was absent from Masqat when the expediaon
sailed and was thus unintentionally, but not " 10 l :i P 0, 1 t '- llle ' f' l ' 1 " t ' ^"J 11 L ' f
The " Lawrence " and " Cossack " anchored off Salalah on the 16th of
March and the Turkish flag was found hoisted in two places. On the
fm 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. met the rebel Shaikhs on shore; he offered
foreiveness for the past and a guarantee against enhanced taxation , b
the Shaikhs demanded that either there should be no Omam Val
Mar at all or that he should be of their own choosing and should not
Kpported by troops. On their proposals being rejected the Shaikhs
at first declared themselves under Turkish protection, but finally they
rLuested that they might be taken under British protection or receive a
Bntish omrantee for the redress of future grievances. On the evening
%'£• sass: .i .V'4
soon sent on boaid tlie Lawrence , d. fu.. ^nnrlifinrm of Deace,
the 21st the Resident landed in order to confirm the conditions ot p
granted nominally by
same day the " Lawrence left foi the Pe si; sUikhs
with 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. remained foi two days loig o{
of Dhufar had meanwhile withdrawn their objections
Sulaiman-bin-Snwailim, who appeared moreover
Sultan's officers capable of > h %\ 0Ca V
when it became known that he had, during e a . ^ or recall
sailed from 'Oman for Dhufar, no effort was made to intercept
him.
Saiyid Padhl was not, W a f th ^ r "his'nwn
disturbances; bnt he immediately trie o Brit ; s h Ambassador at
advantage. He wrote in May 1896 to the Br^ ^ Dhuf . r
Constantinople, and, after refeirmg fn the hoisting of a
against the tyrannical ; Omani goveinoi ' ^ envoy of his own
flag with a crescent", proposed that ® J^™ ational fla g of Dhufar, green
to the spot with instructions to fly ^ n V nme a regent agreeable to
with a pentagonal centre " j that he s ou laiin a com plete accord
the people to be elected ; and that he s 10 1 ^ intention of the
between himself and the British Governmen Dhufar principality.
tPt> I
The Sultan's
authority
restored by an
Anglo-'Omani
expedition to
Dhufar,
March, 1897.
between himself and the British Governmen Dhufar principality,
lattre to protect the rights and independence o Dhufar, and thai
' reply he was informed that he must not proceed to ^ ; iithorities<
envoy of his could be recognized or assisted by the di ^ a
In
no envoy
___ _. T ^ . _ sche m e of
Saiyid Fadhl continued for a time to „ ,, Rj-itish Government
representative to Dhufar; but the objections of the But.
were not withdrawn.
Eenewed
overtures
of Fadhi
to the British
Govern in ent,
1896-97.