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‘File XXXVIII/4 BOMBARDMENT of SUR. OCT:- NOV: 1928.’ [139r] (288/368)
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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position* It may 1>* notsd that the Political
^gent says that the utmost reinforcement the State oan
send for Sur would he about 70 men while the tribes
possess siveral thousands of men.
For an answer to the question I put I would
request a reference to the Sultan*s letter and that of
the xmfcxaxKXxXsalifm Council on the result of the aotion
of the Amirs of «r&&l&n if permitted to continue uncheck
-ed.
12. The Council do not consider that the miro of
J&alan can control the situation for they think the
other tribes would rise against them and ultimately the
country would pass into the hands of the Imamus Govern-
-aont of the Interior 9 as other parts of Oman have done*
Thus in either event the t uscat State would
lost revenue which it oannot afford to do. ♦
Their request is that “with the assistance
of the British Government they should proceed oy a man
of war The Kusoat Government request
H.B*2f # s* Government to support them as they used to
support the kuscat Government and their Sultans."
The Sultan is quite frank. He says:
• I now request H.B.JPb* Government to afford us strong
support in order to prevent the Shaikhs of Bani Bu All
from any aotion which they intend to take at ur
district as they have no historical right to do so.
The pressure which has been brought by the 3ani Bu All
on th© Jenojeh is awe to the faot th&t they thikk that
we would not get any support from the Government. Tou
are well aware that our Government had requested for
•
help in connection with Sur affairs for a long time
past ana w ttuj u t .Ibg^yaraMSS
not to ,“fces..aqa
-ln^ the customs administration • If the J^nebeh
tribe
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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)
- 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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- Title
- ‘File XXXVIII/4 BOMBARDMENT of SUR. OCT:- NOV: 1928.’
- Pages
- 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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