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'Muscat Rising, from April 1917 to January 1918 & resumed from April 1920 to Oct 1920' [27r] (62/558)
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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tnufl must raaain in eiM ittaedlab* possession of tH« sultan.
Ihe history at she oouni»> wluch I navo giron shows
trat to* tiie liot fifty years t;io of Oman hav« had little <
esatral over tha iatariar axospt at tiass ova* Hiawah and Xski r
And uilean Salyid 'riuuur T »a^« /siy jirtoh atra^thoaod he could
riot iie;>e te rule ovei* Oman y^oyer xtoept oy himself living there
wn*the tribes. ( It is tUe taut that the Sulta;is of Oman have
left their proper pl^oe ia tae inferior whioh caused them to
loss touch with their tribes and so produood ~>hs feeling of
boeiility to than.)
l-iis bultaa <jeuid not howevar for tha moaeat return to the interior
and it would therefore be necessary fo..- him so nominate a Governor
la his asjae. Jhere is no roasun why who is an able man should
n- 1 be bribed by making hia that Bovemor. It would at any rate
be worth trying.
The chief stuzabling blcok peace is the existsnoe of
the inaa but lea is the aan behind the throne and phoald be able
tc evolve a S3?Bt«a by which the Imat, could be given religious
eway while Vie ruled in toaporal matters.
The siv^ges.ion tf the imtic as the Sultan's deputy was mads and
negatisved imaedtttly as naa te be expeoted. The Sultans own
opinion is that es lerg ne the Imam is alive he will be recognised
by the tribes but a discredtted imam with lea detached from would
be a very dificrtrt thing .
®QtMeT "ssTfuifints all oollaps^d directly th# •! J{arit
iMii zhimf of th* noxasnt • m% %n touo /s with them.
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4 i th refere.io*« to tVie details of appendices C and 3)
or the letter above referred to i think have written enough to
i.'ji's t iAt thi olalita of the rebelt to Jaetioe and better govern^
sent ar* aet wit^e^t foundation and so I «ili not deal with
S'lan iteica whieU aontain these daaandsj the replies of the
Sultan may for a similar reason be neglected.
The first iajsamd ia appendir 0 to be noted is Ke.S.
If Shaijth xaa or aoae other person represented the sultan this
dsmacd would disappaar.
OmmaA Bo. fl for ailowancesmight moat h
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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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