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'Muscat Rising, from April 1917 to January 1918 & resumed from April 1920 to Oct 1920' [108r] (226/558)
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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Sultan would have asserted himself,and the doubtful Shaikh!
would rush to the assistance of the victor. But I^ajor Haw -
orth s main point is that this is not so \ that the rebel
movarnent is a genuine, and in its way respectable movement by
solid men and devout Muhammadans against a weak Ruler main —
tained by infidels. That being so (and on this point you can
judge far better than I) it would seem that to begin by raising
a foreign force would be to abandon all hope of a real policy
of conciliation towards the respectable elements among the
rebels,and would be generally taken,both in Oman and outside,
as the first step towards the final annexation of an Arab
State. This last point raises a wider consideration,of the
importance of which at this moment you are especially in a
position to judge,and I put it forward with diffidence. At a
moment when our whole policy in the Centre and West of Arabia
is directed,as I understand,towards the creation of genuinely
independent Arab rule,and the conciliation and reassurance of
Arab Rulers as to the honesty of our intentions,would it not be
inconsistent and dangerous to inaugurate at the eastern ex -
tremity of the peninsula,a policy which would at the least
look suspicious,and might be represented as a sample of our
real intentions towards all Arab States whenever opportunity
offered ?
Of course I recognise that the above sketch does not
quite do justice to Major Havrorth'a policy,which is if poss -
ible to overawe and conciliate without fichting.but it seems
at least doubtful whether men of the temper of Shaikh Isa will
be overawed by the creation of a force of 1500 men,of whom
only 1000 are to be fit to take the field,and anyhow it is
necessary
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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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