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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' [‎42r] (84/96)

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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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gardens in Dibba,Klior Fakan,or Khasab^or export, dates in any =-
considerable quantity from those places p become liable for
the customary duty collected therein.
Khasab itself is a fine village with extensive date planta
tions and an abundance of fresh water,to which it owes its
Prosperity and popularity. Like Kumzar it is a permanent
centre of the Shihooh and Kumazireh tribes. The Sultan's
Wali,Kalid bin Sanai,appointed about 13 years ago at the in
vitation of the Shihooh elders for the purpose of assisting
them in keeping order among the heterogeneous migratory po
pulation, is a quiet venerable old man of about 60. Accord
ing to information given me by his son,the Wali does not re
ceive any regular salary from Muscat but in lieu thereof
makes what income he can from the duty which he is able to
collect on the date produce and export.
The amount collected must depend in a great measure on the
good-will of the traders,as the Wali is not in a position to
enforce his demands,but according to present information the
sum realized varies from 300 dollars to 600 dollars per an
num. Khalid bin Sanai’s functions are mainly of a Consular
nature,in’connection with the floating population. With the
permanent community of Shihooh he has^little or no concern,
their affairs being managed by their^elders.
IS. A little westward from Khasab lie the offshoot ham.
lets of Kadda and Mookhi;thence after
KHASAE to .TIBBA.
rounding Cape Ras-esh-Shaikh-Masaood
the coast-line turns southwards to-
wards the Pirate Coast. From this point as far as Tibba the
mountain range runs close to the sea.as it does on the east
ern shore of the promontory;but at the basfs of some of tie
deeper re-entrants lie sandy coves where sweet water is
found below the surface,and these coves are occupied . spec
tively by the Shihooh villages of Jirri, Jadi.Eokha.Fuda
(or Fazghah),Ghamtha and Tibba,the c icf S alkh
Mahomed bin Suleiman of the Peni Hadiyeh section.
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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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Title
'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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East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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