'File 11/36 Political Situation at Muscat' [6r] (11/18)
The record is made up of 1 file (7 folios). It was created in 11 Feb 1935. 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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of ob much money oe possible and to this end Dulichond is
given o free hrnd. The feet that fiie Highness expends none
of his revenue in improving the condition of his people,
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whether it be in Kuscot ond Motroh, or in the outlying
districts of the Botinoh, tends to confirm the view that
money is being collected for on ulterior purpose, i^e. the
embellishment of Dhofar with the ultimate object of
transferring the seat of Government to that Province.
16. The Director of Revenues since hie accession to
pov/er, has spared no opportunity of consolidating his own
position by introducing his own friends ond relatives to
every Deportment of Government, from the Muscat Infantry to
the Muscat and Gwadur Customs. There is no doubt that his
influence with the Sultan is supreme and is chiefly directed
to misleading the Ruler and alienating him, as far as
possible from British influence ond control.
17. Another potent onti-Eritish influence to which the
Sultan is exposed is afforded by one Itmoil Sffendi, a young
Palestinian, of the scmi-cauccted, know-oll "intellegensio"
type, so common now in Palestine and elsewhere.
This young man, a relic of the school masters
imported from Palestine by Mr. Bertram Thomas, has been
employed in a private capacity by the Sultan since the closing
of the Muscat school ond should the school ever be opened is
certain to be appointed Head master thereto.
He is rabidly anti-British but, lacking the finesse
of his Hindu compere, he is unable to restrain his feelings
and gives full vent publicly to his anti-British sentiments.
He is the close and constant companion of the Sultan who, jdus
to quote His Highness* own words to 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.
, has
,? a great admiration for the extensive learning and wide
knowledge of Ismail Effendi". There is no doubt that he
exercises a great influence on the Sultan, to whom he
constantly retails the "horrors' 1 ond" iniquities" of British
Administration in Palestine.
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This file consists of a letter concerning the political situation in Muscat that was sent to 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 by Major Claude Edward Bremner, Britain's 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. and Consul in Muscat.
The letter focuses on the relationship between British authorities and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Said bin Taimur [Sa‘id bin Taymur], and includes a discussion of the Sultan's financial arrangements, political intentions and attitude towards Britain.
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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 9; 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 2-7; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- 'File 11/36 Political Situation at Muscat'
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