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'File 8/60 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: MUSSANNAH AND YAL SA'AD.' [127r] (253/266)
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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and lasting settlonont with the Yal Saad hnd been roadhod*
I trust this is tho case and think there io good ground
for hoping so* I havo little doubt that the Yal Saad
woro nuoh impressed by the appearance of throe ships and
v/ill not deairo to risk a similar experience for some time*
(VHii
Major ttae had an unexpectedly diffioult^lengthy task
in settling this matter, and I consider that he deserves
credit for bringing it to a satisfactory conclusion* T
agree with Major Rae regarding tho valuable oo-oporation
given by Commander V.Brandcn, senior *!aval Officer
in the
Persian GUlf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
* As I have reported to tho Government
of India on previous occasions I havo always found Commander
Brandon most helpful in all the cases in whtch I have had
to ask for his assistance* I can also endorse ’*ajor Rao f s
remarks about the help rendered by tho Cofcmandor and O^ieers
of HaSUS^Kspiogle 11 • Before the receipt of this report I
had in fact realised the valuable assistance render d by
the se&Lor Naval Officer, and expressed ny thanks to him
and asked him to convey ny thanks to tho Commander of the
"Espioglo* • I trust the Government of India will endorse
this.
I rogret that there has boon some delay in the submission
of this report, but as the affair dragged on so long I
thought it best to await tho final report from tho Political
Agent before submitting nine, instead of doing so by
telegrams when I received telegraphic reports regarding
the progress and conclusion of the operation from the
Senior Naval Officer and the Political A^ont*
I havo tho honour to be.
Sir,
Your moot obodlent servant,
sd . A .P.Trevor.
Lieut-Col*,
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 tho Persian GUlf•
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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)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
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 View the complete information for this record
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- Title
- 'File 8/60 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: MUSSANNAH AND YAL SA'AD.'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:9v, 12r:13v, 16r:20v, 25r:30v, 35r:44v, 50r:83v, 86r:103v, 106r:109v, 112r:118v, 121r:132v, 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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