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PZ 236/41 'Disturbances on the Trucial Coast.' [11r] (21/53)
The record is made up of 1 file (24 folios). It was created in 15 Jan 1941-9 May 1941. 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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(M
from ^ not^ cn an interview with Saiyid Shahab
bin Faisal, Minister for internal Affairs, at 10 a*m. on
February let, 1941,at his office*
M i* Saiyid Shahab considered that there was little doubt
that Ibri and Saleef were in the hands of the Imam* He considered
that the wali Mudhaffar's information was not absolutely accurate
and suspected the 4&11 Mudhaffar of wishing to quarrel with the
1mm* He said that he had received information similar to that
which I obtained from Shuin bin mar and that he had further been
recently informed that the Imara had coixected an army of at least
eight to ten thousand men at Bahlah* He said that in his opinion
this last item of information was a gross exaggeration as he cojld
not for the life of him understand where the Imam could raise
such a force and pay it, when it was known that Sheikh Isa bin
Saleh al Harthi had so far not taken any part in the )ahira.h
trouble. Evan if Ainane was occupied by the Imam, Saiyid Shahab
did not consider that it was possible for the followers of the
Khalili to hold the area they had at present acquired for more
than a month to six weeks* He felt sure that the Imam's Force
woula melt away as the prospects of pay and loot dwindled. For
hi© part he was not prepared to give one pie or one round of
ammunition unless the Imam made a definite move into the Beni
Kalban territory when it would be necessary, firstly, to endeavour
by persuasion to settle the trouble between the Beni ralban and
the Imam and, secondly, should persuasion fail to take steps to
prevent the Imam from obtaining or as the case imy be retaining
a foothold in the Beni J£alban territary.'*
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The file contains correspondence from Major Tom Hickinbotham, 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 HM Consul, Muscat, to Lieutenant Colonel Charles Geoffrey Prior, 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. , which is forwarded to the Secretary of State for India.
The correspondence relates that, on the pretext that certain of his adherents had been murdered, Mohammad bin Abdullah al Khalili, Imam of Inner Oman, had taken control of the fort at Ibri in the Dhahirah, formerly in the hands of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman. It is suggested that a more likely motivation for this action was to take control of the area in which Petroleum Concessions Ltd had been most interested.
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 Gulf suggests that it would be a set-back for British interests if the Sultan were to lose ground in this area, and after a number of letters providing updates of the situation the correspondence ends with a letter from Major Hickinbotham informing that Saiyid Shahab bin Faisal, Regent and Minister for External Affairs, Muscat, had been contacted by Ali bin Said of Ainane, offering surrender of the strategically-important fort at Ainane to the Sultan on terms, in consequence of pressure from the Imam. The Regent proposed to discuss terms, an action which gained Major Hickinbotham's approval.
The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the front of the correspondence.
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- 1 file (24 folios)
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The file is arranged in reverse chronological order.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 26; 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.
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- Title
- PZ 236/41 'Disturbances on the Trucial Coast.'
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- front, front-i, 2r:24v, 25Ar, 25r:25v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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