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'[Un-numbered File] Muscat Diary 1910' [‎72r] (143/278)

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The record is made up of 1 file (137 folios). It was created in 8 Jan 1910-31 Dec 1910. 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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of* 1910
News for the week ending £0th August 1910.
Vi/ith refereiicfc tu. 331 j:j entrj’' 495, it is rumoured here
that the Shaikhs of* Fatineh having refused to pay the •ashoor*
(10 duty) Ahdul Karim, the Customs Superintendent, did not
like to return empty-handed and secured a Persian dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. laden
with timber near Masnaa and took Rs.SOO from the ITakhoda under
pretext of fining him for smuggling. As the dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. is supposed
to hail from Bushire, some complaint may perhaps he made to the
Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. about the matter.
610. His Highness the Sultan has again sent the "XTur-ul-Eahar"
which left here at midnight on the 20th Instant, with the Customs
Superintendent and 50 Askaris on board, for the purpose of
securing Customs duty and patrolling the Eatineh coast and fur
ther north to prevent smuggling.
Oanaitioi; of Country.
511. With reference to Eiary entry 475, His Highness the
dultar sent Saiyid Mohamed bin Ahmad bin Kasir, Wall of TTutrah,
and Shaikh Mohamed Al-Rajihi to Sib on the 16th. They returned
to Muscat with the 15 men of the Al-Ifuawils on the 17th, and
the discussion of terms of peace is still going on.
612. It is reported from Mabela near Sib that a quarrel arose
resulting in one of the former being killed and one of the latter
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seriously^ wounded.
£1C. With reference to liary entry 474, it seems that there
is a possibility of the Al-Naeem tribe giving further trouble
and His Highness has sent 4.8,000 with Shaikh >'ozaffar bin
Suleiman bin Suweylim in the "Nur-ul-Bahar" with instructions
to arrange with Shaikh Ehalifah bin Zaid to prevent further dis-
turbances

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This file contains weekly entries by 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 on the general condition of Oman; arrivals and departures of ships; movement of British representatives; missionary enterprises; and aviation. The most significant parts of the file are entries relating to political events in Oman, and relations with prominent sheikhs and regional rulers as well as the Sultan of Muscat and Oman.

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1 file (137 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 139; 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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