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ADMINISTRATION REPORT

Of THH .

PERSIAN GULF POLITICAL RESIDENCY

AND

MUSCAT POLITICAL AGENCY

FOR

1887-88.

Pabt i-general suiihary.

1.—MUSCAT STATE.

1. The Political Agency at Muscat continued daring the year under review to be under
Lieutenant-Colonel E. Mockler, but owing to the deputation of that officer on special duty
to Baghdad, and his subsequently obtaining privilege leave, the annual report of the Agency
has been drawn np by Surgeon-Major A. S. Jayakar,

%. It will be observed by those who may peruse this report that a very dangerous combi­
nation against the Saltan was nipped in the bud and entirely frustrated by the rapid and
decided action taken by the Political Agent, Colonel Mockler, and myself, with the sanction of
the Government of India, on the occasion of the captnre of Soweyk by Seyyid Ibrahim-bin-
Kaia. The speedy settlement of this matter had a very beneficial result. In acknowledging
the detailed report on the subject, the Secretary to Government conveyed the satisfaction of
Government in the following terms: “I am to inform you that your proceedings in this
matter are approved by the Government of India."

—'OMAN PIRATE COAST.
3. The petty independent States situated on the north-western coast of 'Oman, with I
which we have intimate relations, arising from treaty engagements in connection with the
maintenance of peace and order on the seas, are six in number:—
(1) Bat-eUKhaimak, ruled by Shaikh Hameyd-bin-'Abdullah, who belongs to the tribe
El-Kowasim, commonly pronounced Jowasim. This tribal patronymic is derived