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'Muscat Rising, from April 1917 to January 1918 & resumed from April 1920 to Oct 1920' [253r] (518/558)
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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14.
from thoir Justice#
Ae this they proposed to promise
(X) Hot to attaok th^ iult^s territory or to Interfere
In hiii gcvernaent
12) to nXlov freedom of trad« aijd travel in MmnB,
Of th# terms th«y proposed to e-xaot frcrni tho Sultan
all except (3) (5) antf (13) wer^ clearly ^9urd. By a
mixture of ar«ua©at # cajolery and threats amt the final »tate-
•ment that if they wer® not prepared to aao«pt the t^rsss oriigini
ally agreed upon I would leave at otxiq* they fimlly agreed to
asking only (2), (5) and (12) from the Sultan, terras (10) and
(11) were put in by Sb.eikh %id bin X^aair al Kirjdi only owin^
to personal m:isity and wr@ noon disposed of* fSX (4) wsa point
in
out a© being nbnurd- if we ©ere mediating/an acreeiaent they
could r^ly on our not th® othar aid© unle»s they
flagrantly broke It. (5) whs pointed out ae a elne qua aon*
($) anfl (9) wers pointed as equivalent to asking for exexaptione
of formalities which had to be undergone hy the whole warld #
and a© implying no distract»*but which even British oitiaens had
to put up with in othfc-r countries, (7) was pointed out ae
impoBdible o^ing to internfttioml agruemant and it was added
that in any case pemiesion to iiaport oould not be given till
w© were sure by experience of their good intentions. (1) was
categorically refused and it mm mpU'dmd that ao they had
got practical ind-pond^nre what more did they want* ^ a 9
laughed at*
finally the following terms were arranged . The
Sultan 1 s gavernsaerit would
(1) lieduce the aakat on all gooa& coning into the
coaat towne to & percent*
(2) Guarantee oafety ami freedom for csssinia in the
Coaftt towns#
(3) Keiaova all restrictions on th«i entry of Oaaniii
into Muscat and Muttrah,
(4) heturn fu^itiires freia their justice and
not
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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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