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'File 7/2 Summary of Events in Dhofar [Dhufar] From 1906-1923' [3r] (5/120)
The record is made up of 1 file (58 folios). It was created in 4 May 1923-3 Jan 1928. 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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to his ship, and arranged to compensate the Shaikh
who was their master by a payment of 1200 dollars
from his Customs at Dhufar. After the return of the
Sultan to Muscat a serious fracas arose over some
delay in the payment of the second instalment of this
compensation, in which an Aqid named Muhammad bin
Abdul Latif who was also manager of the Customs was
murdered. Affairs in fact assumed such a threatening
aspect that the Sultan applied to 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.
for assistance in the form of a transport to carry
reinforcements to Dhufar. This was, however, not
forthcoming, and the disturbance eventually quieted
down.
At the end of 1922 the Wali Abdullah bin
Sulaiman died at Mokalla on his way to Muscat on
leave, and affairs were carried on by his deputy, a
negro slave from Mokalla.
In April 1923 the Sultan proceeded to Dhufar
on H.M.S. Triad with the intention of taking up his
residence there for the summer. He was accompanied
by the new Wali, Saoud bin Ali bin Badr and a considerable
party. 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.
at Muscat, Mr. Wingate
visited Dhufar at the same time.
The country at this time appeared both
peaceful and prosperous. Opinion was unanimous that
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the population had increased in the last fifteen
years, and the towns showed a noticeable increase of
substantial *buildings since Major Gray*s visit in
1906. This state of affairs is probably due to the
policy of non-interference, based oncomplete impotence,
pursued by the Muscat local representatives. Very
little revenue is collected, and that only from
the sea customs and the lands in the immediate
vicinity of Dhufar proper, and it no more than
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This file contains correspondence regarding affairs related to Dhofar [Dhufar], notably the Sultan of Muscat and Oman's residence there while away from Muscat. Much of this correspondence is between British officials but the file also contains letters exchanged between the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Taimur bin Faisal [Taymur bin Faysal], and the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Muscat. Some of these are in Arabic accompanied by English translations. In addition to correspondence, on folios 2-4 the file contains a document entitled 'History of Dhufar'.
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- 1 file (58 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 main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 60; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 40-59; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- IOR/R/15/6/182
- Title
- 'File 7/2 Summary of Events in Dhofar [Dhufar] From 1906-1923'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:37v, 44r:46v, 50r:52v, 55r:58v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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