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'Muscat Rising, from April 1917 to January 1918 & resumed from April 1920 to Oct 1920' [8r] (24/558)
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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Confidential♦
Ho. 1917. (ID
British Consulate and polltloal
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
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Tho 24th April 1917.
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Major L. B. Havorth, I• A.,
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.
and H.B.M'e Consul, Uusoat.
To
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With refer#nc« to th« correspondence ending with
telegram No. *084-3 dated 26th October 191d froa Foreign to
Sir ^eroy Co* and |fc>. 207 dated 8th Hovemher 1915 from this
office to foreign on the subject of the laam'e rifting, I have
the honour to inform you that I wa» about to addreee you
regarding the situation in Oman when His Highness the Sultan
himself approached me on the subject. He pointed out that
the Imam, whose strength has increased steadily, h* s now for
four years held Oman and was at the present minute attacking
Bostaq if this were taken it would again greatly strengthen
the Imam^ prestige and the Sultan evidently fears for the
future.
He admitted to me that, if it were not for the
vulnerable position of the tribes on the coast, many of them,
would Join the Imam and he had few tribes left upon whom he
could rely, a number which decreases as the Imam's strength
increases and defections have taken place in the past year.
He was anxious then to make a move on the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Samail after the hot weather when he was of the opinion he
could raise from 2000 to 3000 men from the Bohar district,
and he wished to know if we would assist him. I asked him
if he could not do this alone with the tribes he was mention-
-ing as still loyal. He replied that he thought he could do
•• hut if we w <>«l^iel^ji^h^o8^o^d be one tggntj*
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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.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (270 folios)
- Arrangement
There is an index page at the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
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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- IOR/R/15/1/436
- Title
- 'Muscat Rising, from April 1917 to January 1918 & resumed from April 1920 to Oct 1920'
- Pages
- 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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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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