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'File 35/17 I Attack on Dhufar' [46r] (91/256)
The record is made up of 1 volume (127 folios). It was created in 28 Sep 1895-26 May 1897. 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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Eneloture inUV.et Ko. U, dated tie SVh Jfan
Secret Dt'jjurlineut,
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.
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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.
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21tb March 18D6.
Sib,
In continuation of mv letter of the Crd March, on the subject of affairs at
Dhofar, I am desired hy Lord George Hamilton to acquaint you, for tho
information of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, that the \ iceroy
telegraphs, under date 22iid March, as follow s :
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Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
reports that, if Muscat troops at Dhofar are increased by 150 men
whom Sultan is willing to send, and we coerce rebels, they would probably yield without
resort to extreme measures; but, unless we coerce, Sultan's troops unequal to retaking or
holding province. Rebel Sheikh hoisted Turkish flag, churning protection ; and boats expecUd
at Aden with letters for Moplah" (Outlaw). ^
2 Lord EMn then enquires if Her Majesty's Government will approve
of the'advance of the Sultan's force if re-inforced hy the support of the guns
of Her Majesty's Ship " Brisk " from the anchorage, if the rebels do no., alter
forty-Lht hoars' notice, strike their flag, and His Excellency further suggests
that the 5 Turkish Government he informed that the Moplah Outlaw will not
he allowed to go to Dhofar, which is a dependency of Muscat.
8 Lord George Hamilton would recommend that a reply he sent to the
Government of India in the affirmative, and that a eommumcation he made to
the Porte as suf^ested, as His Lordship holds that it is expedient m Bn ish
interests that the authority of the Sultan of Muscat should be re-established
and maintained at Dhofar, and that all foreign interference be exciuued
therefrom.
I have etc.,
A. GODLEY.
The Under-Secretary of State,
Eoreign Office.
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Correspondence concerning an attack on Dhofar by the Kathiri tribe. The attack was sparked off by the imprisonment of a tribesman for evading the Sultan's tax on frankincense. Letters discuss the dispatch of an armed force from Muscat to Salalah in dhows, led by Sayyid Saif bin Hamad bin Salim to retake the fort. Captain James Hayes, 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. at Muscat, Sadler arrived to effect a settlement between the Chiefs of Dhofar and Sultan Faisal [Fayṣal bin Turkī]. The Chiefs of the Shaikhs of the Al Kathir refused to meet 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. on board the man-of-war Brisk but offered to meet on shore or in the town.
Correspondents include Major James Hayes Sadler, 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 Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . Includes translations of letters from (the original Arabic letters are not included in this file) Faisal bin Turki, Sultan of Muscat; Sayyid Abdul Jalil; Sayyid Saif bin Hamad bin Salim; Mousallim bin Badawi; the Chief Shaikhs of the Al Kathir.
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- 1 volume (127 folios)
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The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the system of foliation in use is the sequence of numbers appearing in a circle in the top right hand corner of each folio. In addition some numbers bear page numbers written in blue.
Condition: The edges of some pages are broken off with some words missing.
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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