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'Muscat Rising, from April 1917 to January 1918 & resumed from April 1920 to Oct 1920' [81r] (172/558)
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
No. m-i-Cof 1917
British Consulate and Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
Muscat August X5th 1917
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Prom Major L ^Haworth
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.
Mui
To the Deputy
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.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
t rtl-i 4 vkA
Sir
In continuation of the correspondence ending with my tel
egram No. 128-C dated gnd July last I have the honour to In
form you that His Highness the Sultan hau returned to Muaaat.
fort of Ruatak which Is now In the hands of the Imam, It Is
expected that Hazm,which has been occupied by the Sultan's
troops who were attempting to relieve Rustak,will follow and
that consequently the whole of the country of the Chief of
Rustak will come under the authority of the rebels.
received a letter fromhlm asking me to send him some details
of the terms which I would propose for the aaklng of peace
before going Into the question of a .eetlng. The letter Is
couched In very polite language but I fear postpones anj vnru
Immediate hopes which I had. The chage of tone is /due^to two
causes,one the success of the rebels the other a report in
Sharklyeh, which has been fathered on the Sultan himself,to
the effect that the English are being very hard pressed by
the Germans. I am writing answering tta Shaikh Isa but It is
not very likely that he will wish to pursue the matter as
long as this idea persists.
The day of his arrival he learnt of the fall of the
In answer to my communication to Shaikh Isa I have
The immediately pressing question in Oman is the
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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.
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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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- 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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