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'Muscat Rising, from April 1917 to January 1918 & resumed from April 1920 to Oct 1920' [247r] (506/558)
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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we were not booking the Suit an with any cUgrv* of eathaiaam
and that therefor© they could go aa far a« th«y XlKed with
Impunity.
the Oeoanle were therefore to be ehown that our suppoi
of the Sultan wae a reality, and not only that but that the
Sultan was capable of retaliating very effeotively on the
Oman!a by taxing their produce hearlly when it casie down to the
ooa$t for export*
Reliable information from the interior ehowed that
owing to the long stoppage of the 1 airport of arum and aisraunitl03
the daanie had largely loet their offeneive power, and were
by no means enthueiaetlo for the Imam whoee puritanical
famticiem was making life intolerable, and the exactions of
whose brothers had raised a storm of proteet^
the moment wae therefore opportune for changing
from a weak defensive to a vigoroue offeneive. It wae pointed
out that if certain etepa were taken which involved no use of
force by us, it was extremely probable that the Omani® would «
aee reason. Bven if they did not do 00 for some time it would
not matter as affairs would eventually autamatioally adjust
themselves with the increase of the Sultan's power following
on the reform of his administration.
the following events therefore took place on the
refusal of the Imtm to ratify
(1) the negotiations were broken off by me in thi
most insulting fashion
(2) A British adviser to the Sultan appeared
(3) the Bui tan accompanied by me went on an
official visit to Hie i&ceilency the Viceroy
in India leaving the british adviser in
charge of the State
(4) A Kritloh warship, in pursuame our
eo^rugbiaente to support the authority of the
Sultan on the coast, prooetsded to raaamah ej
Sur where tho authority of th® ^ultnn had
heen
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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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