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'File 35/134 III (A 54) Sur: Ja`alan- Amirs of.' [178r] (373/426)
The record is made up of 1 volume (203 folios). It was created in 26 Jun 1930-31 Dec 1931. 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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'Joe* r* *r
No.C-^ 2 of 1331*
Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
& s Consulate,
Muscat, the ^^Vuecemter xi!31.
To
The Hon’ble the Political Hesicient
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
,
Bushire.
SUBJECT:- 3ur and the Bani Bu Ali«
Memorandum.
*
I enclose herewith a copy of letters Saiyid Said
and I have received from Sheikh
* dated 4-12-1931 to P.A.Muscat 3
dated to Saiyid Said. ( Ali bin Abdullah. The one to
me merely states that he -aill
await your and Saiyid Said's arrival on the date fixed. The one
to Saiyid Said is couched in quiter terms - as you will see -
tnan his previous communication.
2. As I stated in my telegram ho.275 of 26th November
I think the Sheikh will probably climb down at his interview
with you, but we cannot count on that, and should in my opinion
be ready to bacx up the State's demands if he refuses them:
in other words be prepared to use force. The Bani Bu Ali
problem has now become a case of the first importance, as far
as the State is concerned, both from the Political and Financial
aspects* If the Bani Bu All are able to defy the State and
prevent it collecting Customs dues at Aiqa then Jenebeh will
also not unnaturally follow the example. If the Jenebeh
refuse to pay revenue then the Batmah tribes - the Yal Saad etc -
will do likewise. Further, as you pointed out to Government
'p * ■ &
in your telegram No.T.77 of 30th November, the case is being
watched from the interior, and the result will undoubtedly
have repercussions there also. It is not therefore a question
of getting some more thousands of dollars out of Sur - though
that is by no means a negligible factor in itself, it is a
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Correspondence relating to the Amir of Ja'alan and the collection of customs at Sur. Letters discuss the strategy for enforcing customs collection in Sur and the visit in HMS Penzance of Heir Apparent, Saiyid Said bin Taimur [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr], President of the Council of Ministers in order to re-establish Sultanate authority in Sur. Correspondence discusses the constraints on the actual use of British naval power and the preferred use of the Muscat Levies as well as possible use of air power. Includes a hand-drawn map of Sur (folio 87) with discussion of the tribal divisions in the town and of the village of Aiqa inhabited by the Bani Bu Ali.
Correspondents include Air Headquarters, Iraq Command, Hinaidi; Air Ministry, London;Trenchard Craven W. Fowle and Reginald George Alban, 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; Hugh Vincent Biscoe, 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. , Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; Foreign Secretary, Government of India; Stuart Edwin Hedgecock, Financial Adviser, Ministry of Finance, Muscat; Saif bin Ali bin Saif [Saif bin ‘Alī bin Saif], Wali of Sur; Iskander, Director-General of Customs, Muscat; 'the people of Aiqa'; Ali bin Abdullah Al Hamudah [‘Alī bin Abdullāh al-Ḥamūdah], Amir of Ja'alan.
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- 1 volume (203 folios)
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The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation system in use is the sequence of numbers appearing in a circle in the top right hand corner of each folio.
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- front, front-i, 1br:1dv, i-r:i-v, 1er:1ev, 3r:10v, 11ar:11bv, 12r:13v, 14ar:14bv, 15r:35v, 36ar:36bv, 37r:73v, 81v:86v, 88r:88v, 89v, 90ar:90bv, 91r:116v, 119v:173v, 174v, 176v:182v, 183v:203v, back-i, back
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