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'File 8/60 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: MUSSANNAH AND YAL SA'AD.' [‎6r] (11/266)

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The record is made up of 1 file (131 folios). It was created in 5 Feb 1920-8 Sep 1925. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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British Consulate ani Political
Muscat, 10th February
From
R*E#L*Wingate Ssq* X*CoBo
Political A^ent and Consul, I^i^cat.
To
The Civil Commissioner, Baghdad.
Plosee rofer to paragraph 23 of Muscat diary dated loth
February, I have nothin,, to aid to the details there &lven
on the events at Maanaah, I would however emphasise most
strongly that action by us in support of the Sultan, even if
it only be moral support is very necessary, and in addition
will be of material advantage to us.
The Sultan has thrown himself practically
unreservedly upon our supno^t now, and his attitude is-
* You have paid my debts, you are mana£in& wy customs, add I
realise that without your support I shoulti not be able to
maintain my authority stltll. But you munt maintain it or you
will do nothing with the customs , 11
Tue Sur episode where the importers
refused to pay the customs dues showed the impotence of . e
Sultan, an impotence which he confessed. At tne same time he
expressed the opinion that did we not assist him there other
porta would follow the same line as they would see that they
could do so with impunity. In this I entirely agreed with him
and kt the time asked for a ship 5n which to visit Sur, though
there was no actual danger, simply to show the people that we
were behind the Sultan at once and to ensure as far as possibl
thht such episodes did not occur in the future. Unfortunately
no ship *aB available at the time and an invaluable chance
was lost.
The Masnaah affair is the Sur affair over

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This file relates to the Yal Sa`ad [Yāl Sa‘d], a tribe based on the Batinah coast. The correspondence discusses the reported resistance of Yal Sa`ad tribesmen to the establishment of customs houses in the area. It also discusses reported smuggling and slave trafficking by the tribe, and the grounds for British intervention on behalf of the Muscat Government. Relates matters covered in the correspondence include the following: reported attacks on the coastal town of Masnaah [Mussannah] by Yal Sa`ad tribesmen, in opposition to the construction of customs buildings there; reports of the Yal Sa`ad having engaged in slave trading on the Batinah coast; the issuing of ultimatums by the Muscat Council of Ministers (with British support) to the Yal Sa`ad shaikhs at Wudam and Khadhra; the intensive bombardment of Khadra and other villages by Royal Navy ships, along with the capture and burning of several dhows, during October and November 1922, in an effort to force the submission of the Yal Sa`ad.

Notable correspondents include the following: 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. and Consul, 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. ; the Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India; the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Taimur bin Faisal [Taymūr bin Fayṣal bin Turkī Āl Bū Sa‘īd].

All of the material is dated between 1920 and 1923, with the exception of a letter at the end of the file from 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. to 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. , which is dated 8 September 1925 and reports on recent events at Swaiq [As Suwayq].

The Arabic language material consists of several items of correspondence (English translations are included).

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1 file (131 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

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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 133; 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.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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