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File 4684/1913 'Pt 1 Muscat rebellion' [11r] (30/332)
The record is made up of 1 volume (162 folios). It was created in 1913-1914. 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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No. 1854, dated Bushire, the 14th (received 23rd) June 1914.
From—M ajor S. G. Knox, C.I.E., Officiating
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.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
,
To—The Foreign Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political
Department.
In continuation of my letter No. 1659, dated 31st May 1914,1 have the
honour to report that, on the 4th June, 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.
at Maskat men
tioned to the Sultan the subject of the projected Abu Dhabi expedition against
the rebels.
His Highness explained that the proposal to send reinforcements from
Abu Dhabi was not of recent date, that Shaikh Hamdan’s co-operation with a
force in his support at Barka was suggested before the bombardment of that
place by H.M.S. “ Pox ” in April 1914, but that, on the retirement of the rebels
at the close of these operations, he had cancelled these arrangements and had
subsequently had no idea of renewing them.
His Highness appeared fully to realise the danger of infection if troops
from the infected area were sent to Sohar or the interior.
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.
reports that he explained to His Highness the latter
portion of my communication and that he generally agreed, but seemed reluc
tant to initiate conciliatory measures so soon as he said they would probably be
misinterpreted by rebels to mean weakness and would perhaps embolden them
to undertake further hostilities. He said that after a few weeks, and if the
moment seemed opportune, he would give conciliatory measures a trial. His
Highness has left in “ Nur-ul-Bahr” on a coast tour from Batinah to Sur to
examine the present situation for himself.
India, FoREiGii Secretary 3
Poreifca & Political Deyt, Pre».—NOr 20G—23,
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Papers regarding the 1913 uprising of the Ibāḍī imamate and the tribes of the interior of Oman under the leadership of Sālim bin Rāshid al-Kharūṣī, against the authority of the Sultans of Muscat and Oman, Fayṣal bin Turkī Āl Bū Sa‘īd and Taymūr bin Fayṣal Āl Bū Sa‘īd.
The volume consists of Muscat News reports submitted by 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. at Muscat, plus correspondence between 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , the Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and the Government of India Foreign and Political Department. There are also translated copies of communications received from Sālim bin Rāshid al-Kharūṣī,and Taymūr bin Fayṣal Āl Bū Sa‘īd.
The correspondence and reports provide details of the following: the progress of the uprising; the intervention of Indian troops and British ships; the bombardment of rebel positions at Barka [Barkā] and Kuriyat; negotiations between the Imam and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman; support for the uprising outside of Oman; proposals for the establishment of a levy corps at Muscat; and the Sultan's attempts to raise money, enlist foreign aid, and purchase weaponry.
The volume includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained in the volume by year. This is placed at the end of the correspondence (folio 1).
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- 1 volume (162 folios)
- Arrangement
The subject 4684 (Muscat Rebellion) consists of three volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/425-427, with part 1 comprising the first volume, part 2 comprising the second volume, and parts 3 and 4 comprising the third volume.
The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 160; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the two leading and ending flyleaves. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 50-160; these numbers are also written in pencil and are circled, but are crossed through.
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- Title
- File 4684/1913 'Pt 1 Muscat rebellion'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:6v, 9r:20v, 21v, 23r:33v, 35r:74v, 76r:157v, 159v:160v, ii-r:ii-v, back-i
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