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'Muscat Rising, from April 1917 to January 1918 & resumed from April 1920 to Oct 1920' [171r] (352/558)
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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Hho Hssidenoy,
Bushire, 20th June 19SO,
Dear Wlngate,
Roferrlrg to my letter no. 1044 dated today, thore are
two points I wish to call your attention to.
Firstly, as the uogotiations with the Oaanls oar.o to
nothing, the uoscrsration that this question should he dealt
with in Oiroot oorraapondonoo with the CItLI Oonaisoioner
(vide my letter no»51-S dated 17th Fehruary 1920) now lapses
and it will he host to refer all qaostlons ezoept those oon-
nooted with the politics of Central Arabia, and the other
esoeptiona mentioned in the Civil Oonniasioner's memo no,3B4S
dated SOth January 1930, to this Eesidency in the first
instanoo, with copies direct to OiTil Commissioner in fairly
■urgent cases* or one or two oarhon copies to me, as may he
necessary, for subjects about which there is no particular
Secondly, as I said the other day I happen to have a
cortain amount of sonsy left now from some war funds avail
able for maetlng odd sums 111:® tho one disposed of in ^y
above-mentioned letter and one or two other sums of a similar
nature, but this won't last for long and then nothing will be
available except office allowances wflloto, aro too exiguous to
meet lejiitimate ohargeo on th®. On the other hand it is a
nuisance going up to Qovermont for extra grantst they don't
like it, and when thqy sanction it they nearly al.ira.ys sa..
the aa^ount should be met by ro-appropriation, so that in ih e
ond one has to ^ try and screw it out of office sllowance
allotment#, and some unfortunate office which has a little
saving gets it re-appropriated away to the (natural) intense
.mitevM*® of 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.
or Consul concemodl 30
nurry.
Yours sincerely,
Sd/- ATrevor
•Wingato, Esqr,
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.
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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'
- 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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