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Coll 20/30 'Muscat: Employment of one Suleman al Baruni al Nufusi' [‎61r] (122/131)

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The record is made up of 1 file (63 folios). It was created in 14 Nov 1938-18 Dec 1946. 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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3 . The records show that al Baruni is an adventurer
of the '•notorious" type who for many years both before
during and after the Great *ar was a well Known person in
the Middle £ast» Tide enclosures to Bushire Hesldency
Confidential letter Mo, 410-S of 14th August 1930, It will
be seen therefrom that al Baruni has in the past h&fl a
considerable amount of dealings with the Italians^/both
against and for them and was suspected at one time of
being one of their Secret Service Agents vide copy of
extract from S,I,S« Summary Mo, 091 of 23rd May 1922 which
formed part of the abovementioned enclosures.
The Sultan, however, informs me that al Baruni
states he is not now allowed by the Italian Government to
return to his Home in Tripoli which he is desirous of
doing and that his arrival in Muscat and his appointment
to a post under the Muscat Government was mentioned recent
ly in the Aiabio broadcast from the Italian iiadio Station
at Bari, Had he still beeen in their employ it is hardly
lively that the Italians would have thus announced his
movements.
From 1924 to 1932 al Baruni was in the On&n
being employed by the imam as his Financial Adviser, He
left the country of hie own accord. In 1934 the present
Sultan wrote to the Politi cal Agent and asked that this
individual should not be given a visa to return to Muscat,
His Highness in his talk with me about the matter said
that he had taken this action on account of an impertinent
letter he had received from al Baruni when the latter was
in the Omani he had now, he went on to say, decided to
forgive him and had sumnoned him to Muscat with a view to
giving him an appointment in the State as he considered that
xor cortcain internal administrative work, in view of the
iact that he belonged to the Ibadhl ^eot, he would be of
considerable use. The bultan said that whatever political
intrigues

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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).

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1 file (63 folios)
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The file is arranged in chronological order from the back to the front.

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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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