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'Muscat Rising, from April 1917 to January 1918 & resumed from April 1920 to Oct 1920' [223r] (458/558)
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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they could rely, anlwere simply saved by the presence of our
very expensive troops at Muscat.
Weil the result of a different policy is rather
surprising. Take first of all the actual administrative affaias
of the Sultanate. I consider the financial reorganisation to
have started from the 1st October 1919. On the 31st July 1920
that is with two of the most profitable months of the financial
year still to run, the treasury shows a balance of just over
Rs.180000/*-, and there is still Rs.SOpOO/- from the Nuralbahr
to come in. That is assuming the usual monthly recurring
expenditure ^at the end of the financial year there should be
a balance of over two
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
. If we take off from this Ss.50,000/
for a motor cruiser and Rs.50000/- for the initial expenses cf
the leay you see that the state will still have a balance of
a
lakh
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
, that is over one year's instalment of the debt to the
a of I. It is not a bad record if you consider the conditions
of this place and remember that we started from absolutely
nothing, and the state has proved itsaelf enable of meeting
its debt charges and also of heavy initial expenditure as well
As regards other matters my quaint system of justice
has proved an astounding success. Cases are disposed quite
rapidly and fairly justly, and many people come from $he inter
c ar) abl e
-ior to S et their cases settled. The only approximates^ men
in the state are now at the head of affairs.
Once the levy arrives and the government has this
visible and reliable power of its own, the state can be almost
left to work out its own salvation provided there is a perman
ent regency council to govern during the Sultan's what I
imagine to be almost continu^aee in India.
Now what .about the interior. They at least were
perfectly aware of our stupidity, and proceeded to enjoy life
and bluff us tothatrhearts content, and apparently to ours as
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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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