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'Muscat Rising, from April 1917 to January 1918 & resumed from April 1920 to Oct 1920' [157r] (324/558)
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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matter. It i» matter of complete indifference where the dates
come from if they are Omani dates. In addition they will only
come from Oman ports* I have made the most careful inquiries
on these points and opinion is unanimous that any attempt that
will be made at smugSl^ng dry dates will be made direct to fxi
India • There is no chance of the complicated method of
shipment to another Arab state or Persian port being resorted
to first# If one
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
arrives at Bombay without the necessary
certificate and its cargo is confiscated there will be an end
to all smuggling.
As regards such action being a restraint on
trade that is admitted, but this Is a common situation all
over the world at present, and In this case It Is temporary
and for a very clear and justifiable purpose. I would also
point out that as regards restraints on trade with regard to
the Gulf ports the boot is very much on the other leg. It Is
such states as Muscat who suffer most severly mxmkxx ** the
restraints on trade Imposed by the Indian Government. The
Muscat has also lately been asked to cooperate In the
restrictive aystem Imposed with regard to the export of rice
from India, The Muscat state has every right to demand the
like assistance from tne India Government.
For the export of wet dates we rely on the
•onopollntlo character ct th. tr.J., 1" ccn.wu.nc.
able tc establish a f.lrlj sftsctlvs Iccsl ccntrcl at ths
few important points.
The whole of the present plan for solving the
. v, nn tills very small amount of cooperation
Oman problem is based on tnis veij
of drv dates to India. Should trxls
in checking the smuggling o y
~ should the scheme fail,
cooperation not be forthcoming, ^ -
« . + foiled. It is for this
It will at least be quite clear w y
tfmiv urge your reconsideration of this
reason that I respectfully 6
. a * that I have been approached by all th
question. I would add that
British merchants connected with the late irade urg ns
th. mnac c U .tc.s he asued tc cccp .r.ts 1„ the P r .,s „tlc«.cr
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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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