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'Muscat Rising, from April 1917 to January 1918 & resumed from April 1920 to Oct 1920' [83r] (176/558)
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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August 15th 1917
You will see from my official letter of to
days date that while the prospects of a meeting of any use mi
with Isa do not seem ver y bright the Sultan has come to a
more healthy state of mind than he has had for some time
past. I had anticipated more trouble with him than with the
rebels not owing to himself but owing to his bad advisers
and his resultant vanity.
It really does not matter to us whether we get the rebels
to come in and then make the Sultan reform his admin^tration
or vice versa Indeed in the present indefinite state of the
war It would be easier to run the reformation of the Sultans
administration than the whole of Oman. I had really intended
to use Shaikh Isa as a lever to move the Sultan. Yesterday
however I had a very straight talk with the Sultan In which
he admitted that he could not run his administration alone,
he said he had no one whom he could trust or who had any
knowledge and that it would be necessary to have someone
to run both Ms troops and his finanae for him. We ate to
continue the discussion to-morrow after he has thought over
yesterdays talk and it really comes to the question of what
Is the Government prepared to do to a give him assistance
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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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- 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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