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File 2698/1913 'Muscat: rebellion against the Sultan' [‎6r] (20/434)

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The record is made up of 1 Volume (211 folios). It was created in 29 May 1895-16 Oct 1913. 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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INDIA, FOREIGN SECRETARY'S
No. 4 1 M, dated
9 bc/nyis
No. 271—1462-IX., dated Rangoon, the 18th September 1918,
From—His Excellency the Naval Commander-in-Chief,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department.
In continuation of my letter No. 265—1462-IX of the 5th September 1913,
I have the honour to forward herewith, for the information of His Excellency
the Viceroy and Governor-General of India in Council, the attached copy of
a further report received from the Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
relative to affairs in the Sultanate of Oman.
M.—13.
Sir,
MASKAT AFFAIRS.
H. M. S. “ Odin ” at Maskat,
2nd September 1913.
I have the honour to report the present position in Maskat.
2. "During the week the Sultan has received letters from various friends
pointing to the re-assembling of the rebels in the neighbourhood of Samail,
but there are no signs up to the present of a forward movement.
3. On the evening of the 29th August, 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. , Maskat,
received a telegram from the General Officer Commanding, Bombay, informing
him that 372 men of the 102nd Regiment, with eight British officers and nine
Native officers and a field ambulance complete, had embarked for Maskat in
B. I. S. S. “ Linga ” : as the “ Linga ’* connects with the fast mail at Karachi,
it was assumed here that they were coming by the fast mail and preparations
were accordingly made for their disembarkation and reception, but on the
arrival of the mail we were informed that they were coming in the slow
mail, which is due to-morrow morning at 6 a.m.
4. As the Colonel of the 102nd is the Senior Officer of Colonel Smith,
commanding the 2nd Rajputs, it has been decided to disembark them at
Matrah and quarter them with the 2nd Rajputs at Bait al Falaj pending the
Senior Military Officer’s decision as to the dispositions he will make.
I have the honour to he,
Sir,
Your obedient servant,
William Mellor.
Commander and Senior Naval Officer,
Tersian Gulf Division.
The Commander-in-Chief,
H. M’s. Ships and Vessels, East Indies.

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This file contains letters and documents relating to British intervention in Oman before, during, and in the aftermath of an uprising against the Sultan led by the Imam, Salim ibn Rashid al Kharusi, in 1913. Most of the papers are exchanges between the British 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. in Muscat, 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. , other British naval and military officials, and a large variety of Omani notables and leaders, including translations of letters from the Sultan, Taimur bin Faisal.

Most of the file's papers are related British military and diplomatic interventions in Oman meant to protect the Sultan from defeat by the Imam. Approximately, the first quarter of the file dates from the years 1895-1896, while the subsequent three quarters date entirely from 1913.

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1 Volume (211 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 211; 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. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.

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