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‘File XXXVIII/4 BOMBARDMENT of SUR. OCT:- NOV: 1928.’ [137r] (284/368)
The record is made up of 1 volume (176 folios). It was created in 28 Sep 1928-21 Nov 1928. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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The Ghlalin and the Fuwaria are ooz&par&tlrely
uniiaport&nt but the former hare Joined with the hakhannah
and the latter with the Aramah*
The Amirs of Jaalan in their bid for independ*
-anoe and the control of Bur and its hinterland have
suoceeded in winning over the Vakhanah and the Ghialin.
Thus the Ar&mah and the ?u«&ria are isolated and the
Joneheh as a tribe fail to produce the balance of power
which has hitherto made it possible for the sultan's
weak Government to rule.
§• bur is built on the two sides of an inlet of
the sea with a channel to the ocean.
The Bu All axidui live on one side and the
J&nebeh on the other* while the Sultan's Wall's fort is
a few miles in the lnterlor» where the water supply
exists.
7. The rival sections of the Jenebeh have built
forts facing each other and this question has caused
considerable fighting between the two parties of the
same tribe, a matter which drew me to ttur a year ago.
The Joining of the Kakhanah and the Ohlalln
with the Bu ill will give the latter a footing on the
Jenebeh side of the town upart from giving them a con*
in
•aidarable preponderance ml numbers •
a. In August 1927. tfr. Thomas* the -vasir, went
down to liur. His official objects ware to recover a
sum of 84
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
of
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
due to Khan Bahadur Naslb, the
naval ooal contractor and an Important merchant of
luacatf and to Induce the tribes to demolish the forts,
which were making for fighting and bloodshed«
Be came to the conclusion that the \rasaah
seotlon were responsible for the opposition to a settle-
-ment and accordingly to punish them forfeited a
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
of thetr section and proceeded to tow it away. The
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The volume contains correspondence in the form of letters, telegrams and reports related to events taking place at Sur and the involvement of various Omani tribes, mainly the Bani Bu Ali and the Janabah. The events at Sur include: attacks made on merchants and caravans; the besieging of forts; the raising of the flag of Ibn Saud; and the bombardment of a fort at Sur.
Concerns were raised by the Council of Ministers, Muscat, and the Hanawi [also Hinawi] tribal faction, as represented by Shaikh Isa bin Salih al-Harthi, regarding the establishment of Ibn Saud’s authority in Ja‘alan [Ja'lan]. The Amirs of Ja'alan [Emirs of Ja‘lan], who belong to the Ghafiri tribal faction, also raised concerns regarding the plan of the Hanawis to take over Sur. The correspondence also contains summaries (ff 36-42 and ff 157-161) of the Political Agent’s tour to Sur.
The main correspondents in the file are: the Amirs of Ja'alan, Shaikh Muhammad bin Nasir and Shaikh Ali bin Abdullah Al Hamudah; the Council of Ministers to His Highness the Sultan of Muscat and Oman; Shaikh Isa bin Salih al-Harthi; 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. , Muscat; and the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. , Bushire.
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- 1 volume (176 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 176; 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. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
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- ‘File XXXVIII/4 BOMBARDMENT of SUR. OCT:- NOV: 1928.’
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1r:4v, 6r:6v, 8r:8v, 10r:10v, 12r:12v, 14r:14v, 16r:16v, 18r:18v, 20r:21v, 24r:43v, 45r:45v, 47r:47v, 49r:52v, 54r:55v, 57r:60v, 63r:73v, 76r:94v, 106r:111v, 115r:115v, 117r:166v, 170r:175r, 175r, iii-r:iv-v, back-i
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