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'Muscat Rising, from April 1917 to January 1918 & resumed from April 1920 to Oct 1920' [151r] (312/558)
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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usual presents of abbas and shawls, and cash presents of
Rs.SSO/- each which were much appreciated. In view of the
excellent service which they had rendered in connection with
the Charles Tellier, this was not I think excessive# I also
t Id thara to send me an account of the expenses which they had
incurred in connection with guarding the ship which should fee
refunded to thea,
I had later a long private interview with
thea which was interesting from several points of view, Thoy
drew attention to their historic friendship with Government
and hoped that it would continue, and mentioned various points
of the Sultan's local administration which they thou^iit should
be reformed* They then informed that they had been approached
fey Sheikh Isa Mn Sallh iiiJOi In order that they nlsht eee 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.
and ilacarer If a suitable asreenent could
net be arrived at. I explained to thea the situation fully,
namely that we had be n asked by the Oaanls to mediate, and
had done so only to have our mediation refused. That the
question turned on the return of private property unlawfully
seized. We had now nothing to do with the matter but we were
in alliance with the Sultan. We had never wanted anythint from
the Omanis except that they should live in peace wit': their
neighbours. The sheikhs Indicated that all the Sharkiyah
people wanted a settlement, but for the moment had not the
moral courage to go against the Imam, who neverthel-ses had
entirely lost the active support of the tribes. Directly the
tribes saw that the consequences of this stiffnecked attitude
would be unfortunate.there would be a landslide.
The allowances paid to these sheikhs and to
two other sheikhs of the Boni Bu All resident in Sur tatobmra
by the Sultan's government had been cut by the
wazir
Minister.
during
my absence owing to a combination of ignorance and misdirected
economy. This I had rectified on a* return over a month ago,
and my visit has X hope set their quite Justifiable misgivings
at rest. The allowances to the two other shaikhs, one of whom
Said bin Abdullah al Majail I saw. will also be continued.
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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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