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'Muscat Rising, from April 1917 to January 1918 & resumed from April 1920 to Oct 1920' [225r] (462/558)
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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utterly sick of his rule and that of his brothers', which was
a combination of utter religious bigotry combined with shame
less selfishness and oppression and a complete disregard of
politics or government, all of which in addition to their own
inherent disadvantages were resulting in the imposition of all
sorts of trying restrictions from the Sultan's government,
culminating in the penal zakat.
Now was the chance for the Sultan's government .
It waa peculiarly fortunate at this moment that Maccollum
was on leave. Had he been here it would have been impossible
for the loval government to have acted without it being
regarded as certain that we.behind any effort that they would
make, a thing that we are certainly not, for the simple reason
that it does not matter in the least as by the strengthening
of the Sultan's government matters will automatically adjust
themselves, and we caraji afford to wait, and because it is not
our policy to mix ourselves up in the affairs of the interior.
At the same time an attitude of complete aloofness left it
still open for the Omanis to approach us if they wanted to.
The tribes undoubtedly expected the local
government to act, and quite a number sent tentative offers of
allegiance. The local government then acted, but they did not
act quite fast enough. With tiie years of imbecility of Faisal
Taimur, and of treachery and vacillation behind them they aid
not realise Napoleon's famous dictum on the moral and the
material, that they had only to send a representative with a
very few men to Semail and the thing was done, it did not need
force 0% even a show of force, it only needed a bold front,
they delayed two days while they thought that tkey were making
sure. The result was that Isa, as I had told them was probable
jumped in with his move, and the Qazi of Muscat within a few
miles of Semail was met by the Sheikhs who had askel him to
come with the statement that he nad arrived too late by twenty
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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'
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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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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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