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'Muscat Rising, from April 1917 to January 1918 & resumed from April 1920 to Oct 1920' [9r] (26/558)
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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of th. amount It would tako If ho woro|to do it aleno.
Jhls la a SuprMAion: in actual fact I do not think
ho could do anything alono. Hi, prosent moTe«ont to tho aooiotK
Hftfttaq will b« a taat of thi«,
Tho reports reooivod regarding OoTernaont of tho
Im J * ' h#w thf4t Ju< ' tloe ohtainablo and tho only ooaplaintn
hoard aro duo to tho fact that It is otrict and that dobtoro
aro md« to pay thoir dohto. which io not alwuyo popular and 1
have no diubt that the strong fanatioal tendency aunt he a otral
upon aany who mi«o the tohacco and other luxuries of which
they aro not allowed to make use hut X te no longer hear any
•Ustaootion or tho hroak up of the solidity of tho rerolutlon-
•ary party.
The loading Hindu aerchants hawo told ae that all
their debts referred to the laaa wore paid laaodiately. that
theyh-d no out«tiling, duo to their fims at barkah etc who
doalt direct with the interior and that It was only where the
Sultan held .way that chaos reigned and olaias wore unsettled.
The Hindp coaMunlty infom «, that the Ooremaent of tho laaa 1.
!♦ good and that tho rule of tho Wall. In the district, wa.
not good It wa. at any rate Tory auch better tha* the condition
of affair, at Muscat and Muttarh under tho Sultan hiasolf.
On the oth*r hand I hare never hoard a good word froa in
any one regarding the Governaent .f tho Sultan or hi. »allo.
His courts ar. venal. Juotice Is not given or to be obtained
oases are not attended t. and everything Is chaos froa «
financial point of vlow. If he had no extra claiao to moot the
debts of hie Custoas departaent alono would take 7 y.ars to
liquidate. The Custoaa le the Bultanato Bank and overdrafts
ars the ordinary rule of tho day while there is no possibility of
•f «ny inprovouent since th. Sultan', unavoidable expenditure
is alweys greater than his inooae. 1 us. the word unavoidable
looking at the situation froa an oriental point of vl«w.
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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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- IOR/R/15/1/436
- Title
- '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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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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