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'File 35/17 I Attack on Dhufar' [‎59r] (117/256)

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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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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. ,
Sir, 7th August 1896.
In continuation of my letter of the 1st of
July, I am directed to address you on the subject
of affairs at Dhofar which have become seriously
complicated by the unexpected attitude now assumed
by the Sultan of Maskat. From the letter of the
— Government of India, No. 123, Foreign, Secret,
dated 30th June, with its enclosures, and from the
papers forwarded with Mr. Barnes's letter of the 30th
of June, it will be seen that the Sultan has become
indifferent as to the assertion of his authority at
Dhofar, and that the local authorities attribute to
French influence this sudden change of demeanour.
Major Sadl # reported on the 19th of April that it
was rumoured at Maskat that a French man-of-
war would shortly visit Dhofar.
2. As Lord Salisbury is aware, Dhofar lies at the
extreme limit of the territories of Maskat in the
direction of Aden, and just outside the network of
Protectorate agreements concluded with the tribal
chiefs from Sheikh Sayad in the straits of Bab el
Mandeb up to Has Sair in the Mahri country. The
intention of those treaties was to prevent any
attempt by foreign Powers to establish any station
or protectorate between points on the Arabian
coast where British jurisdiction was already esta
blished, as shown in Sir Julian Pauncefote's letter
of the 19th of November 1887. From Eas Sair
to the territories of Maskat in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
reliance was placed upon our political relations
with the Sultan. Dhofar itself, which is believed to
be capable of being formed into an excellent
harbour, was added to the Sultan's dominions after
the expulsion of Sayed Fadthl the Moplah usurper;
and ever since its occupation by Sayed Turki
sixteen years ago the district of Dhofar has formed
an integral part of the territories and dependencies
of the Sultan, with whom an agreement was made
on the 20th of March 1891 binding His Highness
and his successors not to cede or give for occupation,
save to the British Government, the dominions of
Maskat and Oman or their dependencies. A copy
of this agreement was forwarded to the Foreign
Office on the 25th of June 1891.
3. Lord Salisbury has been informed of the
attempts lately made by the Moplah usurper to
re-establish his influence at Dhofar. The Govern
ment of India attaches such importance to the
exclusion of foreign encroachment from this part
of the coast, tbat, notwithstanding its avowed
policy of non-intervention in the internal affairs of
Maskat, the Viceroy sought and obtained permis-
sion on the 30th of March last to approve of the
advance of Maskat troops against Dhofar, and to
S. 35.

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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.

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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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