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File 4684/1913 'Pt 1 Muscat rebellion' [‎22r] (52/332)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (162 folios). It was created in 1913-1914. 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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No. 1666, dated Bushire, the 31st May 1914 (Confidential).
From— Major S. G. Knox, C.I.E., Officiating' 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. in the Persian
Gulf,
To—The Foreign Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political
Department.
I have the honour to forward, in case it may he of interest, a translation
of an article, which appeared in a recent number of the “ Sada-ad-Dastur ” of
Basrah in regard to events in Oman.
Translation of article in Basrah newspaper Sada-ad-Dastur ” No. 27—69, dated the 1st
May 1914.
Mask at.
(By our learned correspondent there.)
How long and whereto ?
Here is found, on the sea-shore of Maskat, a youth whose head is covered
up and whose mind is disturbed, shaking his fingers in the open space as if
indicating the throbs of his heart, which imply, “ How long and whereto ,, ?
Here is a youth who has been taught by events as to how is the love of
mother-land and as to how is the taste of independence—the shadow of which
he sees to be withdrawing from him every day, while he is utterly unable to do
anything, for there is no power or control to check the evils which befall his
country "at present and future. So, how long and whereto shall this lead ?
I have written previously and described the fights which took place around
Bark ah and how the wheel of fortune turned against the Buler of Maskat, who
enlisted the assistance of the English, and that of the Bani Battash tribesmen,
who were aiound Kuriat, and I promised your readers to furnish them with
the details concerning these two questions. In fulfilment of my promise, I
state the following as a service to the Dastur and Truth.
The siege of Kuriat was prolonged and brought about distress for its
inhabitants, who were unable to defend themselves against the evils which have
befallen them. When their patience in the hope of receiving reinforcement
was exhausted and they were tired out by the siege, they surrendered the town
to the tribesmen after removing what they liked and the enemy entered it
triumphantly on the next day.
When this news reached him at Barkah, the Buler did not make light of
the affair and proceeded to Kuriat on board his yacht, which was accompanied
bv the British ship. On his arrival at Kuriat, the British ship opened her
guns on the town in compliance with the Buler’s request and demolished it.
The enemy ran away after losing many lives, but the town was demolished so
badly that there remains not a single house worth living in.
When the Buler attained this object and was satisfied, he returned to
Barkah where he found that the revolutionists had prepared to attack the
town from a certain road by which the ship’s shells could not reach them
except after the demolition of the town. The Buler has only a few tribesmen
with him, as the majority of them dispersed when they saw the events which
occupy my mind as to the future of Maskat and its independence.
As to the English, it appears to me that their desires will not end with the
bombardment of the rebels and they desire that the reins of affairs should be
entrusted to them. In another word, they want to deal the last blow to the
independence of Maskat, but there are many things hidden in time which
are only known to God.

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Papers regarding the 1913 uprising of the Ibāḍī imamate and the tribes of the interior of Oman under the leadership of Sālim bin Rāshid al-Kharūṣī, against the authority of the Sultans of Muscat and Oman, Fayṣal bin Turkī Āl Bū Sa‘īd and Taymūr bin Fayṣal Āl Bū Sa‘īd.

The volume consists of Muscat News reports submitted by 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. at Muscat, plus correspondence between 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , the Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and the Government of India Foreign and Political Department. There are also translated copies of communications received from Sālim bin Rāshid al-Kharūṣī,and Taymūr bin Fayṣal Āl Bū Sa‘īd.

The correspondence and reports provide details of the following: the progress of the uprising; the intervention of Indian troops and British ships; the bombardment of rebel positions at Barka [Barkā] and Kuriyat; negotiations between the Imam and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman; support for the uprising outside of Oman; proposals for the establishment of a levy corps at Muscat; and the Sultan's attempts to raise money, enlist foreign aid, and purchase weaponry.

The volume includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained in the volume by year. This is placed at the end of the correspondence (folio 1).

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1 volume (162 folios)
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The subject 4684 (Muscat Rebellion) consists of three volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/425-427, with part 1 comprising the first volume, part 2 comprising the second volume, and parts 3 and 4 comprising the third volume.

The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 160; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the two leading and ending flyleaves. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 50-160; these numbers are also written in pencil and are circled, but are crossed through.

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