Coll 20/30 'Muscat: Employment of one Suleman al Baruni al Nufusi' [‎46r] (92/131)

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Correspondence relating to the activities of Sheikh Sulaiman Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. al Baruni (also written Suleiman) [Sulayman al-Barūnī al-Nufūsi], an exiled notable of Tripoli appointed to the Muscat State Government.

The file includes correspondence between officials at the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Muscat, Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Government of India (External Affairs Department), 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. and Foreign Office discussing the appointment of al Baruni as Adviser for Internal Affairs and Inspector of Walis and the suspected reasons behind it. Also contained within the file are translations of intercepted letters to and from al Baruni to various members of the exiled Tripolitanian community between 17 September 1939 and 20 March 1940. The correspondence discusses the situation in Tripolitania, the position of the Italians in the Second World War, the formation of committees and the elections of leaders, and the possibility of liberating their homeland. Correspondents include:

• Syed Ahmad Zarim (Salambo, Ahwaj, Tunis)
• The French Minister and Resident-General at Tunis
• Syed Omar Faiq Shunaib, a notable of Tripoli (As-Salhiyah, Damascus)
• Sheikh Ahmed Beg al Baruni, Qadhi of Yafrin (Tripoli)
• Ahmad Zari Ar-Rihaibi (Tripoli)
• Omar Faiq Shanib (Damascus)
• Ahmad Zarim bin Khalifah bin Omar (Salambo, Tunis)
• Syed Muhammad Ariqi, President of the Association of Tripolian Immigrants in Tunis

Present within the file are translated letters and statements with multiple signatures of the 'chiefs and sheikhs' of Tripoli residing in Egypt declaring their intention to form a committee and elect a president (folios 15-17).

Extent and format

1 file (63 folios)

Arrangement

The file is arranged in chronological order from the back to the front.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 65; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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English in Latin script

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