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‘File XXXVIII/5 VOL I. SUR Nov: 1928- Feb: 1931’ [53r] (112/688)
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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He firat agreed Hvit then he said that it was not
advisable to do so without the inioruation of ohe
P»A. and if they telegraph to bin they ni^ht not
receive an answer in tine* They therefore £;ave up
the idea of £join£ to Hur and a-s they had pronised
Sheikh Handan to take him hy "Al Said” they wanted
to put hiifl off by some ne<. ns* They decided to uell
him that "Al Said" was out of order and was not fit
to proceed to Sur.
Sheikh Hamdan came to see me at 7~o0 p*::* on
the lith December. He enquired about the policy
of the .British Hovernnent towards T'uscat and whether
the -British (Government would support Huscat. I told
him that this point has been made clear to them by
P*A* on many occasions end there was no need for
me to say anything. On asking me to tell him whet it
was I told him that Muscat is treaty with the -British
(Government who will support Muscat when they ere
asked to do so. He said that the British Government
are^friendly to thejff Anirs of Ja f alan as he. 1 . ore.
He further stated that the .jwirs were prepared to giv
certain concessions to the British Government in
Ja’alan if the British Government assure them that
they would support them. He as^ccci the nai.ie of the
Resident and that was given to him. On the 12th
he sent a letter addressed to the P.R.
When*Sheikh Hamdan was disappointed of getting
L:
"ill Said" to travel to Sur he left with^nen by his
own sailing boat on the 14th December 1928.
• and his’ men were
Sheikh Handan/stM the guest of Huscat State
during his stay in Muscat ind their expenses were
as follows
Cash 470 dollars
6 bags rice
6 naunds coffee
3 5 halwa
1 basket dates
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- Content
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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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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