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Correspondence on the education of Saiyd Sa'id bin Taimur [Sa‘īd ibn Taymūr], son of the Sultan of Muscat, Taimur bin Faisal. Letters discuss his education at Mayo College, Ajmer in a school for the sons of Indian rulers. The Sultan, Taimur bin Faisal [Taymūr ibn Fayṣal] wished him to attend a school suitable for Arabs, partly to improve his Arabic. The American Missionary School in Beirut was considered by British officials but the Sultan felt this was not suitable. Letters discuss a school in Baghdad and necessary arrangements such as the rent of a house.
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Report on Sur by Major Gerald Patrick Murphy, Political Agent of Muscat, dated 9 October 1928. It is divided into the following sections: I. – 'Geographical Description of Sur' – including an introduction to the tribes who inhabit it; II. – 'Historical Summary of the Bani Bu Ali' – including their origin, religion, engagements, expeditions, and feuds; III. – 'Historical Summary of the Jenebeh' – including their origin, feuds, criminal activities, and fines; IV. – 'The Slave Trade at Sur' – including British efforts in the suppression of the slave trade, treaties, a description of a captured slave vessel, and use the of the French flag as protection for slaving operations; V. – 'Summary of recent Events in Sur' – including the building of new forts, establishment of a new customs post, the question of the Sultan's authority, criminal activities, and customs dues; VI. – 'Review of the Situation at Sur' – including the policy pursued so far, request for assistance by the Sultan, the value of Sur in terms of prestige, and the form of assistance to be taken; appendix 1. – 'Early History of Sur'; appendix 2. – 'Wrecks and Piracy'.
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Document outlining the administration and history of Muscat from 1908-28. Covering: administration – Sultan of Oman succession history; treaty relations; internal administration by Council of Ministers; role of the Political Agent, Muscat; and the responsibility for expenditure; 1908 to 4 October 1913: Sultan Faisal – the successful suppression of arms traffic from Muscat; internal history of Muscat from the accession of Sultan Taimur, 4 October 1913 to 1928 – conditions for recognition of Sayid Taimur as ruler by His Majesty's Government; inefficiency of internal administration; proposals by the Political Agent for active interference in internal affairs by the Government of India and His Majesty's Government; the programme of reform accepted by the Sultan as condition of a loan; the results of the reform and loan; negotiations with Omani tribes; financial situation and the decision to employ a British Financial Advisor; relations between the Sultan of Muscat and Oman and the Ibadhi Tribes of Oman – the Oman Rebellion, 1913-21; foreign relations of Muscat, 1908-28 – treaty relations with France; relations with the United States of America, Dutch Government, Germany, Persia, and Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd]; miscellaneous questions – the Muscat Order in Council; proposal for the establishment of a British Naval Base in the Musandim [Musandam] Peninsula; cession of Gwadur; oil in Muscat. It also includes a summary, lists points referred to in connection with the Persian Gulf Sub-Committee, and states the view expressed by the Government of India. Written by John Gilbert Laithwaite of the India Office.
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Typescript memorandum (marked 'Book Copy' in the top left corner of the first page) giving information about the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman under the following headings: Territory, Historical, Physical Features, Climate, Population, Products and Trade, Religion, and Government (folios 150-154); and about Sultan Saiyid Taimur Bin Faisal bin Turki [Taymūr bin Fayṣal], including comments on his appearance, habits, religious practices, political principles, sons, health, pastimes, and wealth (folios 154-155).
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