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'Muscat Rising, from April 1917 to January 1918 & resumed from April 1920 to Oct 1920' [242r] (496/558)
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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XXX s
r
^3?
absent
(4) foreign ^nterferenoe. This appeared in the eyes of 1
the fanatical and ignorant Omaxiis to be directed
against their most cherished rights such as the
importation of arms and slaTes, In these the Sultan ^
acquiesced without consulting his subjects accepting
large sums of money for his acquiescence, not one
penny of which money the Omanis ever saw.
At the same time our policy in Zanzibar
lost nothing in the telling.
Several of the reasons why the Sultans were
unable to cope with the rebellion are contained in
these. But to them may be added three more, ^he loss
of Zanzibar and its revenues, the loss of sea power
owing to the introduction of steam, and finally and
most important of all the effects of British
influence.
When considering our policy in Muscat and
Oman this last point must never be lost sight of.
A brief perusal of the treaties and engagements
with the rulers of muscat will show that our
influence has been entirely self interested, has
paid no regard to the peculiar political and social
conditions of the country and its rulers, and by
bribing effete Sultans to enforce unpalatable
measures which benefitted none but ourselves, and
permitting them to misrule without protest has done
more to alienate the interior and to prevent the
Sultans from re-establishing their authority than
all the rest put together. In other words it has
been support wrongly applied, in money and not in
essentials, interference in external affairs which
must have seriously reacted upon internal peace
and no palliative except money which was thrown
into the sea or worse by those into whose hands we
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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
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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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