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PZ 236/41 'Disturbances on the Trucial Coast.' [20r] (39/53)
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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influential Sheikha have recently paid visits to Juscat.
Ibrl am it© neighbourhood is particularly affected by the
event© to be narrated in this report* Ibri is described at page
767 of the secorci volume of Loriaer and there is little to add
except to say that it still maintains it© evil reputation as the
^Thieves iarket** ( cr'^y * l?^ ) * The present f hsikh is Abdullah
bin Hashid Yakubl, a blind naan who is credibly reported as being at
the head of a thousand rifles. To the east of Ibri is the town of
Dari* which is under the control of Sheikh &li bin Said of the Beni
Ghafir. Both these towns are marked on the maps published by the
Survey of India but unfortunately the position of the large fort of
hinane is not. The fort which is garrisoned by All bin Said's Beni
Ghafir is the key to the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
al Hawasinah and the Northern Dahirah.
built
It is said to be a atone^bullding of considerable strength
situated in an open plain between Ibri and Daris f rather nearer to
the latter town.
3. decent i;veott.
Bom little time ago certain mn from the Beni Kalban
tribe who inhabit the Miskin - l«aqaniyat area murdered adherents of
the X&am 9 ^loha^maad bin Abdullah al Khalili, near the town of Rastaq.
The IflMWl then called upon the Beni Kalban to hand over the murderer©
which they refused to do. He then threatened to enter their
country and undertake operations against them whereupon representat
ive© from the tribe arrived in %scat and sought the Sultan's aid.
They regard the Sultan as their overlord. The Sultan answered
them evasively and promised nothing definite contenting himself with
telling them to come to him again If it appeared that the Imam
really intended to carry out his threat saying that he would then
consider the matter. The Beni Kalban Sheikhs returned to their
tribal area.
Sixteen days ago the Imam sent forty men under hi©
representative Zahar bin Ghausn Hanai to Ibri. It is not clear if
these people were invited to the town by Abdullah bln Rashid or if
they were sent on the Initiative of the Imam. It is probable that
/ they were
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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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- PZ 236/41 'Disturbances on the Trucial Coast.'
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- front, front-i, 2r:24v, 25Ar, 25r:25v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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