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'File 8/23 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: POLITICAL SITUATION IN THE INTERIOR – (Dhahirah, Map of Dhahirah, Imam occupies Ibri)' [5r] (9/122)
The record is made up of 1 file (59 folios). It was created in 4 Jan 1941-5 May 1943. 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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th«/ w«re not invited. Suffice it is to say that Abdullah bin
Rashid was sufficiently impressed by the massage carried by Zahar
bin Qhausn to hand over control of the area to him. The Imao^s
men have been installed in a strong point and he is in virtual
control of the town and very considerable '•Bait al Val ,, (crown
lands) on which he will be able to raise by no means inconsidtrsble
funds. The latest news indicates that Zahar bin Ghausn has left
Ibri and returned to Niswa leaving a token force of only ten men
in the town. The reason for this move is doubtful but it would
seem that either he has been recalled or more probably that he has
gone to make a personal report to the Imam on his mission and will
return with a larger force.
As soon as the control of Ibri passed to the Imam the
Beni Kalban Sheikhs and the Hawasinah Sheikh, Saif bin Sultan, came
to Muscat and interviewed the Sultan. The Beni Kalban were not
given a definite promise but were told to discuss the situation
with the Walij Mudhaffar bin Suleiman^ of Sohar wbo happened to be
in 4uacat in connection with affairs at Dhibah. The Sultan after
consultation with Judhaffar bin Suleiman sent Sheikh Saif bin
Sultan al Hawasinah to Ainane to negotiate with All bin Said for
the surrender of the fort* He has been instructed to promise
Sheikh Ali bin Said that the Sultan will not Interfere with his
'crown lands’ at Jaris and will overlook their disagreement of last
year and will be ,, kind‘ , to him* The extent of the "kindness 11 is
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an unknown quality and will not be a subject of negotiation aa Saif
Dir. u.olz bean told that the fort must be surrendered at once
ana bin oaid must trust to the Sultan's sense of fairness*
If the fort is surrendered then the Hawasinah will hold it with a
hundred men.
The Wall* Hudhaffar bin Suleiman^ has now returned to
ohar to sound the Dahirah Sheikhs and to organise them in prepared*
ness lor the next move. He has been supplied by the Sultan with
a certain amount of money and ammunition to assist him in improving
relatione with some of the more distant tribes. He has been
/ ordered to
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This file relates to the political situation in the interior of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, specifically in the area named Dhahirah [Az̧ Z̧āhirah]. The correspondence mainly concerns the response of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] to reported incursions by followers of the Imam of Oman into territory under the Sultan's political control, including the town of Ibri.
The file features the following principal correspondents: 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 Sultan of Muscat and Oman; the Government of Muscat and Oman's Minister for Foreign Affairs. The Arabic language material consists of correspondence between 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 various representatives of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman.
Also included is a copy of a sketch entitled 'Field Sketch of Dhahira Plain from Jabal al Qal'at', published in the Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London.
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- 1 file (59 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Circled serial numbers (red for received correspondence) refer to entries in the notes at 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 61; 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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- 'File 8/23 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: POLITICAL SITUATION IN THE INTERIOR – (Dhahirah, Map of Dhahirah, Imam occupies Ibri)'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:9v, 11r:12v, 14r:19v, 23r:23v, 26r:26v, 28r:32v, 34r:39v, 41r:58v, 60r:60v, back-i, back
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