Letter No 66 from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Muscat to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
IOR/R/15/1/33, ff 42-46
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The record is made up of 5 folios. It was created in 30 Nov 1824. 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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The letter is reporting that the Resident arrived at Muscat on 26 November 1824, and that he has made the trip as a result of disturbances among the tribes of the Arabian coast. The extent of these disturbances was conveyed to the Resident in a report by Captain George Brown Walker, Commander of the HC Cruizer Benares .
It is explained that Sa‘īd bin Sultān Āl Sa‘īd, the Imam of Muscat, is willing for the Resident to mediate a settlement to restore tranquillity to the Gulf; the Imam has instructed Shaikh Tanoon [Ṭaḥnūn bin Shakhbūṭ Āl Nahyān] to follow the Resident's instructions respecting the mediation. The letter also outlines the Imam's view that the disturbances originated with Sooltan been Suggur [Sulṭān bin Saqr] and Rasheed been Ahmed. The Resident claims that this view is backed up by letters he has received from Arab chieftains and Captain Walker's aforementioned report.
The letter further explains that it may be justifiable for subjects to transfer their allegiance from one sovereign to another under the practices of 'Arab Government', even if it would not be acceptable in a European context.
It is noted in the letter that the Resident is awaiting the arrival of Mohomed been Ally [Muḥammad bin ‘Alī], so that he may carry out the Government's orders concerning the Bene Boo Ali [Banī Bū ‘Alī] tribe.
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Letter No 66 from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Muscat to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/33, ff 42-46, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024054665.0x00003e> [accessed 26 April 2024]
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- IOR/R/15/1/33, ff 42-46
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- Letter No 66 from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Muscat to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
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- 42v:46r
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