IOR/R/15/6/143

The file concerns political matters concerning both Muscat and Oman (also referred to as Muskat and Maskat), and Zanzibar.

The papers include: correspondence concerning reported discussions between Seyyid Toorkee [Sayyid Turkī bin Sa‘īd Āl Bū Sa‘īd], Sultan of Muscat and Oman, and his brother, the Sultan of Zanzibar, with a view to the abdication of Seyyid Toorkee and the reunification of Muscat and Oman and Zanzibar under the Sultan of Zanzibar, 1880-1881; British resistance to the idea of allowing reunion to take place, folio 5v; political intrigues by certain Arab shaikhs against Seyyid Faisul [Sayyid Fayṣal bin Turkī Āl Bū Sa‘īd], Sultan of Muscat and Oman, with a view to offering the rulership of Muscat and Oman to the Sultan of Zanzibar, 1894-95; the issue of the presentation by the Sultan of Zanzibar of guns and ammunition to visitors, 1894; the Sultan of Zanzibar's debts as a result of lavish gifts, and the British Government's offer to increase his Civil List income, 1895; the supply of money from Zanzibar to rebel leaders in Muscat and Oman, 1896; and the movements and political status of Hilal bin Amr, who was accused of leaving Zanzibar and fomenting disaffection against the Sultan of Muscat and Oman and the British Government at Sur, on the coast of Oman, and of seeking the protection of the Government of France, 1896-1900.

The file includes correspondence from the Consul General, Zanzibar; the Political Agent and Consul, Muscat; the Government of India; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the India Office; and the Foreign Office.

There is no correspondence dated 1882-1892.

The Arabic language content of the papers consists of three transcripts of letters in Arabic, with English translations.