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'File 8/23 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: POLITICAL SITUATION IN THE INTERIOR – (Dhahirah, Map of Dhahirah, Imam occupies Ibri)' [48r] (95/122)
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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4
CONFIDENTIAL.
N 0 . C/264.
Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
& H.B.M's Consulate, il\
Muscat, the 17th March, 1941.
From
Major T. Hickinhotham, O.B.E.,
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.
& H.B.M’s Consul,
Muscat.
To
The Hon'ble 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.
,
Camp Bahrain.
Sir, /P’
I have the honour to refer to my letter No. C/161, dated
the 8th February, 1941, and to our conversation at the Secretariat,
New Delhi on Monday March the 4th when I made a verbal report on
my interview with the Sultan on March 1st in Bombay.
2. There has been no radical change in the situation in the
Ibri area since the report contained in my letter under reference.
The Sultan has received a communication from Sheikh Isa bin Saleh
al Harthi acquainting him with the Imam’s move to Ibri and stating
that the action was taken in response to an invitation from
Abdullah bin Rashid al Yakubi who informed the Imam that he was
afraid of his son taking control and saying that if the Imam was
reluctant to aid him then he would be forced to seek the protection
of Ibn Saud. Sheikh Isa bin Saleh seems also to have hinted that
the Sultan had evinced little interest in the area and made no
attempt to preserve law and order in a notoriously lawless district
Sheikh Isa's letter, as is usual in his communications, contains a
great deal of truth used to the best advantage to give a plausible
reason for the Imam's action. The Sultan is as adept as Sheikh Is
at this form of communication and will not find the letter hard to
answer•
3 . The Sultan has no intention of permitting the Imam to
remain in possession of Ibri but he does not intend to take any
action until he returns to Muscat early next month unless the Imam
endeavours to enlarge his present sphere of influence. On his
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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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