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'File A/14 Muscat Diaries' [‎10r] (19/326)

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The record is made up of 1 file (161 folios). It was created in 5 Jan 1927-6 Jan 1930. It was written in English. 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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Ho. 6 of 1927.
Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. & H.B.H’s Consulate
Unseat, the 16th 'arch, 1927.
MUSCAT NEWS FOK THE P3HI02 1ST TO 15TH MARCH, 1927
CONDITION OF COUNTRY.
3UR.
Said hin Saleh bin All, a Shaikh of the Arama section
of the Janabah one of the four tribal sections ■who divide Sur
betv^een them was murdered in the street at Sur on the night of
the 4 th March. The murderer is not known ao far but it is suspect
ed of belonging to the Llakhana, another of the four sections.
The town is said to be standing to arms and the trouble is inter
tribal and not anti Government.
ROSTAC^ Reference diary entry Ho. 38 of 1927, it is said the
Imam, through Suleiman Baruni, demanded a list of the income and
;ait al al of Rost f ihis rras withheld by the people and
Baruni Pasha’s visit to Hosta^-ims consequently been postponed
till the surmer. Rosta^r is suffering from drought, there being
no rain so far and people have emigrated to Dubai, Zanzibar and
the Batinah in ccnsidcrable numbers.
LOCAL OFFICIALS
The Kajllis have apnointed Muhammed bin Hilal as V/ali
ex Wall of IRwa and Khasab to Shinns vice 3a f id bin Khalid retired
Iskander Effendi, Director of Cur,tons left for 3ur on
the 5th in the State Launch M AL SASED" vAiich returned on the 6 th
leaving the Director at Sur.
a:. j:vaL3 and departur,.;s of ships.
The 3 .s."BARALA m aiTived from India on the 2 nd and
left for the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
The s. s. "TABARI ST A! I” arrived from Aden on the 3rd
and left for the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
The s. s. "WARIHA 0 arrived from the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. on the
5 th and left for India.
The G. I.T.3."PATRICK STEWART" with Mr. Gunter, Director,
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Section, on board arrived on the 8 th and left for
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This file contains the daily political diaries of 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. in Muscat. It includes information categorised under the condition of the country, arrivals and departures of ships, movement of British representatives, missionary enterprises, aviation and other subheadings. Many of the events recorded pertain to exchanges and visits between leading notables and merchants of Oman and the Gulf and their relations to the Sultan of Muscat and Oman.

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1 file (161 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 163; 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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