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'File XVII/1 Naval Bases in the Gulf. Correspondence Concerning Above - Report by P.A. Muscat re. Sultan's Boundaries & Limit of Jurisdiction in Northern Oman' [39v] (79/96)
The record is made up of 1 file (46 folios). It was created in 23 Jul 1901-18 Sep 1903. It was written in English and French. 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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DUHAT KAEAL.
Leaving Lima t,he "ReflbreasV' ent»ered the Duhati Kabal^
in the innermost, cove of which inlet, dwells
a small permanent, communitiy of t»he Shihooh,
consisting of 4 or 5 families living in rude
shingle huts and passihg their existence in a state of peaceful
and contented poverty, .They possess a few goats but their
main staff of life is a shell fish of the strombus family which
abounds in the shallows of their cove.
These people were the wildest met with and disappeared into
the hills on the approach of the ’'Redbreast", and although she
anchored there for 2 days only two of the men could be pursua-
ded to come on board,the women and children never appearing.
The men had no firearms and those we met were perfectly friend
ly but having never seen a white man or a steamer before wex e
naturally scared and apprehensive.
The two days spent here were occupied in an excursion to the
summits of the neighbouring mountains,guided by one of the
local natives,in the hope of falling in with other Bedouin Shi
hooh, but owing to the drought just mentioned the two or three
natural reservoirs for rain water that we visited were dried
up and the usual encampments in the vicinity deserted.
Three shepherds were however met with,who,like their comrades
down below,carried no arms and were very frank and friendly.
Asked how it was that they could thus wander afield unarmed they
replied that they had' no need of weapons as their enemies the
Jowasmis could hot penetrate to their mountain haunts by land
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and the "Nasara"fi.e.English] gave them immunity by sea. The
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"Nasara" seemed to be to them a mysterious institution,X might
almost say fetish,which they did not profess to understand,but
with regard to which they were content to know that it made the
sea safe for them. I found this sentiment agreeably prevalent
not only here but in all the out—of—the—way places visited in
these waters,both on the coast and in the group of islands in
the southern part of the Persia.n Gulf. Natives mot with who
had never before seen a white man at close quarters and to
whom the explanation "Angrez" (English) in reply to queries as
to who we were,of itself conveyed nothing, invariably followed
up
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This file contains correspondence between British officials, primarily at the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in Bushire and the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Muscat concerning the boundaries of the Sultan of Muscat's jurisdiction in northern Oman (Musandam Peninsula).
In addition to this correspondence, the file contains the following:
- An extract from La Depeche Coloniale entitled 'Les interests Francais Dans la Region de L'Oman' (folios 6-7)
- Map of the Musandum Peninsula (folio 21)
- 'List of places on the coast from north of Dibba to Ras-el-Khymah' (folios 31-32)
- Extract from newspaper article entitled 'On the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ', March 1902 (folio 35)
- A report 'regarding the nature and extent of the jurisdiction of the Sultan of Muscat in the direction of Cape Musandam and in Northern Oman generally' (folios 37-44)
- 'Genealogical Tree of the Jowasmi [al-Qasimi] Family of Shargah' (folio 45)
- 'List of Villages along the coast from Khor Fakan northwards and thence round to Tibba' (folio 46).
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- 1 file (46 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 48; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-47; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- 'File XVII/1 Naval Bases in the Gulf. Correspondence Concerning Above - Report by P.A. Muscat re. Sultan's Boundaries & Limit of Jurisdiction in Northern Oman'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:5v, 8r:20v, 22r:34v, 36r:47v, back-i, back
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