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'Muscat Rising, from April 1917 to January 1918 & resumed from April 1920 to Oct 1920' [127r] (264/558)
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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IrapresBad on the
wazir
Minister.
the nooeaBlty In ills very delicate (^7)
poaltlon of taking no action which coull popolbly be Inter-
'
-preted as support by the British fiovernnent of an attack by
the Bultan against the Onanl b #
In the ra5.dlle of April Abbas anl Haiiomei the
sons of .ahomol bin Turk! who was the eller brother of Sayid
Faisal an5: who always considered iiimself as haying been
wrongfully deprived of the throne, fled to Onan« The reason
for this seems to have been the decrease in their allowances
ordered by Sayid Teimur* Both these boys are mad and in the
deepest debt. The Sultan anturally hates them and had not
exerted himself to save thenselv^s from the consequences of
their own folly. Certain ratner strong action which the
wazir
Minister.
tools against them under the Sultan's orders may liave iocs
hastened their flight, but they had for sorae time previously
been pulling down their houses and sellinij; their property
which pointa to a lon^ thought out plan# They have been well
treated in On an on the "Kadiaum" theory, and the somewhat
illadvised action of the
wazir
Minister.
in offering a reward for their
return has possibly improved their position. Dt is not
however likely that they will in any way prove a rallying
point for the Omanis, though they will be usefulX material
with which to fan the OnaniB into more than usual hatred of
the 3ultan.
Since my etftm I have .had infcorviewa with Shekh
Said bin Nasir and witn.Hamud bin Azzan bin Qais a former
hakim of Rostaq and now resident in Sem&il in the territory
of the Imam. Both report a Estate of cons id -able xauos^pc&fcui
apprehension arnon^ the Omaftts as to what is £oin& to liappen
next. The departure of the Buitan to India, and the action
taken at Masnaah Ixave aroused gloomy forebodings. I continued
on ay former lines that as the Omanis had refused the terms
we were not further Interested in the matter. Sheikh Said had
received a lon^ letter from Isa bin Salih in reply to the one
which he had written on my departure. Thia letter which I saw
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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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- '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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