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‘File XXXVIII/4 BOMBARDMENT of SUR. OCT:- NOV: 1928.’ [104r] (218/368)
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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-be-ctcr anted jaine-ai x, 1^47 (OctttDer I9id8) ir®m Saxim
um Awir oin Salim t® Sa^ia Shaiiab bxii iraiBal T7axi ®x our.
A. G.
I have received .your leitcr by Cue riciiia® ®i your man
Shamaiaii. In compile nee with your request 1 iniorried ruy party *
and won® wh® were at haraah to return ana they did &• at ®nc«
on receipt ®r my intimation to tnem. everything is quite n®w.
You sneuld be coniident about ua and we ire grateiul i®r your
Xindneaa t« us. ine i^eni txhai'ir intend t® come t® sur in ®rder
4
to oppose you. Tney have instructed their people ®i neni
(rhafir t® advise the Fuwari® in a irienaly manner and show
them kindness to return^them but ir they reruse to d® so
they should use rorce against tnem. They are intending t®
send a force against them (Tuvarie). You should be kind t®
the lAiwaris tsnd Araxaa and keep them as protectors ior us and
yourself and snould not v/ithhoid your favours rrom tnem as
we are confident about tnem. J have received letters irom
the ninawis st?<ting tnat they have united with each otner.
xney have asked me to depute some one very soon to them.
The -^eni (ihafir are constantly sending messengers t®
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
ueni Khalid, country of i^eni Bu Ali and t>ur. They have
all united with each other. God willing nothing will happen
but go®d. fou have stated tnat we should be confident about
you. W® had been and are confident about you tne sons ®f
Said bin Multan because we nave been brought up by your
kindness. I am surprised how you have not given me nev/s ®f
the Capital, iou should do favour t® Puhammad bin Shumais
(of Qalhat) and d© not forget him. Please inform him t®
fortify his place. T enclose a letter for him which pies ae
send it with a careful messenger. Tt appeared that rn®re people
had been killed from Beni Ghafir because one of them was
found hurried in Bejd.
U. -Y.
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As * to. -6
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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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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/6/63
- Title
- ‘File XXXVIII/4 BOMBARDMENT of SUR. OCT:- NOV: 1928.’
- Pages
- 104r:104v
- Author
- Salim bin Amir bin Salim of Bani Bu Hasan
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