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‘File XXXVIII/4 BOMBARDMENT of SUR. OCT:- NOV: 1928.’ [105r] (220/368)
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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Letter undated 1'rom Sayid nhahab t« PheiKti 'oniim bin /jnir
of ueni Jiu .nt,sin.
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I nave received your letter ana nated ita content* » mere
ia no nev/s except tnat tjaid bin iairnur, tne Uouncil of xiinister*
t na tne -writish rjonaul i rrived nere in order to v^arn the people
or these perto. They will certainly come Lack very fcG©n. ether
news will he communlcati d to you by namad hin Salih.
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Letter dated 9th Jamadi I, 1347 (24/10/28) from Sheikh
Salih Lin Said of Leni Bu Hasan to Sayid Shuhah Wall of Sur.
A.C.
T an sending this letter to you from the country of Leni
JBu nasan. There ia no news worth mentioning hut good. I have
received letters from the Hinawio of the Hest with regard the
previous events and tne rebels of Leni uhafir wno have joined
the sons or Al Haniudah. The Hinawio are very sorry that they
were not informed of their gathering and have stated how heni
Bu Hasan took action without their information and consultation.
The Minawis are in these days holding a meeting and consulting
over the matter and I will inform you of their views. As stated
hy some friends if tne fling neglected a port (Sur) and allowed
the tribes to act in any way they desired they (tribes) like
to take it for themselves.
^e have been secretly informed that tne beni CJhafir have
decided in consultation with each other to send 5 men ©f al
Uamudah in disguise to Sur t© see the affairs there. It is
also stated that they are consulting with each other with a
view to appoint Muhammad bin uasir al namudah as Imam. The
■oeni L ha fir of tne coast from Dhabab, Taiwi to lieni Khalid are
submissive to them but tne opinion of tne hovernment is higher
than tneir>
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- Content
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.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (176 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 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
- 103r:103v, 105r:105v
- Author
- Āl Bū Sa‘īd, Sayyid Shihāb bin Fayṣal xx Al Said, Sayyid Shahab bin Faisal
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/6/63
- Title
- ‘File XXXVIII/4 BOMBARDMENT of SUR. OCT:- NOV: 1928.’
- Pages
- 103r:103v, 105r:105v
- Author
- Salih bin Said bin Hamad of Bani Bu Hasan
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- The copyright status is unknown. Please contact [email protected] with any information you have regarding this item.