IOR/R/15/6/209

This file relates to former occupants of the posts Wali of Khasab and Shaikh of Khasab, in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman. The correspondence primarily concerns Shaikh Hasan bin Muhammad, a former Shaikh of Khasab who was sentenced to twenty-two months' imprisonment by the Government of Muscat and Oman and then sent to Debai [Dubai] by the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, on the understanding that Shaikh Said bin Maktum, Ruler of Debai, would keep Shaikh Hasan under surveillance and prevent his return to Khasab. The correspondence documents Shaikh Hasan's subsequent escape from Debai to Khasab, his removal to Bokha, and his eventual return to custody in Debai. The file concludes with the decision to return Shaikh Hasan to Muscat.

The file features the following principal correspondents: the Political Agent and Consul, Muscat; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Government of Muscat and Oman's Council of Regency; Said bin Taimur [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd], President of the Council of Ministers, Muscat, and later, Sultan of Muscat and Oman; Shaikh Said bin Maktum [Shaikh Saʻīd bin Maktūm bin Hasher Āl Maktūm], Ruler of Debai; the Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf; commanding officers of various HMS ships, including HMS Lupin, HMS Folkestone, HMS Cyclamen, and HMS Shoreham.

The Arabic language material consists of correspondence between the Political Agent and Consul at Muscat and various representatives of the Government of Muscat and Oman (English translations are also included).