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‘File XXXVIII/5 VOL I. SUR Nov: 1928- Feb: 1931’ [196r] (398/688)
The record is made up of 1 volume (340 folios). It was created in 14 Jun 1928-11 Apr 1931. It was written in English, Arabic and Gujarati. 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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these mainly from the Indian Banyans who live in
Page -i 2 f
Maqrimatain under the protection of the Arama - the
most powerful section of the Jenebeh, There are,
including families, about 30 Indians in BUK.
The principal exports are dried dates which
are brought down from the interior and shipped to
Indian ports in bagalas - sea going dhows. Goods shippe
ed from Aiqa, where the Beni Bu Ali influence is pre
dominant, evade all customs payments except such as
the oheiich of the Beni Bu All is able to enforce for
ms own benefit. There is a very tall prominently-
placed flag staff in Aiqa but I v^as no flag flying
from it during my visit.
The «ali, who lives in a fort at Belad es Bur, has no
civil or other authority whatsoever in Bur and very
little in Belad es BUIt. lie can do nothing and admits it
He rarely stirs out of his fort which is garisoned by
25 asxari paid and armed by the Btate. He has not been
considered a success and is to be transferred, on the
return of the Sultan from JDhofar about the middle of
jfobruary. He will be succeeded, I believe, by the
prsent Wall of Saham-a-maii, I understand, of firmer
character.
The Beni Bu Ali are themselves at feud with their
neighbours in Jaalan, the Beni Bu Hassan. This feud
dates from 1812-13. while I was in Bur I heard that a
truce of 6 months had been arranged between these two
tribes to taice effect .from approximately the beginning |
of January.
t
prom my conversation with various persons in BUR and |
from my own observations I am certain that the people
of all classes are heartily weary of the constant state
of insecurity which prevails there and would welcome
effective governmental control which is at present
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The volume contains letters and reports related to tribal disturbances at Sur. The correspondence is mainly concerned with the issue of the Amirs of Ja'alan [Emirs of Ja'lan] Bani Bu Ali rebelling against the Sultan of Muscat and Oman and claiming the following rights: to rule over Sur, to pay no customs taxes, to interfere with the affairs of the tribes of Sur by force, and to establish their own customs in the village of Aiqa [Al ‘Ayjah].
The volume also includes correspondence regarding the following: petitions raised by the Sur Hindu traders; the settlement of the account of a Chinese merchant; the death of one of the Amirs of Ja'alan, Shaikh Muhammad bin Nasir Al Hamudah, on 4 February 1929; and the visit of Sa‘id bin Taymur al Bu Sa‘idi to Sur to settle the problems there.
The volume also includes: copies of questionnaires related to Sur; a list of the estimated expenses of the Muscat Levy; various reports on Sur; and reports regarding the building of two customs posts- one at Aiqa and one at Muqrimatain [or Maqrumtain], Sur.
The main correspondents in the volume are the following: 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; 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Bushire; the Government of Muscat and Oman; and the Amirs of Ja'alan.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (340 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 340; these numbers are printed, 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 3-338; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers.
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- English, Arabic and Gujarati in Latin, Arabic and Gujarati script View the complete information for this record
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- Title
- ‘File XXXVIII/5 VOL I. SUR Nov: 1928- Feb: 1931’
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1r:3v, 11r:14v, 18r:21v, 44r:45v, 50r:56v, 60r:60v, 63r:64v, 69r:74v, 79r:80v, 86r:91v, 94r:100v, 114r:116v, 120r:127v, 134r:146v, 152r:155v, 157r:157v, 160r:162v, 171r:181v, 187r:204v, 207r:207v, 213r:229v, 231r:231v, 234r:257v, 259r:286r, 292r:295r, 296r, 299r:311v, 326r:329v, 339r:340v, back-i
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