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‘File XXXVIII/5 VOL I. SUR Nov: 1928- Feb: 1931’ [58r] (122/688)
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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as Q.adhi.
Beni dhafir intend to appoint Sheikh Yahya son of aMMi
Salim as Imam but to this Sultan Taimur and his son Said
do not a^ree. therefore one of the -»eni Ohafir named Ahmad
bin T brnhin bin C>ais proceeded to Bahrein on ground of coing
under the medical treatment of the American* doctor but el ter-
wards it wrs found out that he has been deputed by the Cman
Bat ion to covenant with H.1I. King Ibn Saud ^hio called i or
his interview at Riadh. During the absence of this A fiSsenger
al TTaiaudah of Beni Ghafir hoisted Ibn Saudis flag for a few
i
days and then one of their Amirs named Ali bin Abdullah al
Hamudah lowered down the flag and notified
his independence from the Yuscat Government and began to
collect taxes for himself* Hot being satisfied with oil o±
these he attacked one of the forts belonging to Sultan iaimur
and occupied it. Ihese affairs are going on but the Government
of Kuscat are surprised what to do.
In one of the letters received from r.uscat it is mentioned
"that the town is getting desolated every day, that merchants
are shifting from it, that bribes are taken openly in Justice
Court what was established a few years ago by the Sultan and
Colonel 'tingate with the concurrence of the British Government,
that cases are not settled in that Court, that the Sultan
is aware about all these affairs but is unable to speak a
word, and that 'the inhabitants are in confusion and perplexity’2
"here is a rumour in T'uscat to the effect that oayid ^aid
uon of Sultan Sayid "aitmr would succeed his father on his
return from England where he had obtained the agreement of
H.i:. King (ieorge V on the subject, that the present Council of
rinisters would be dismissed and that no otcei j inister v/o.^ld
remain for the new Sultan except one that is Hr. Bertram
Thomas.
Sayid Said as it is said is imprudent, inexperienced ;;nd
desirous of associating with mean and ignorant persons and
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the people are afraid of his violence if he succeeds the
Sultanship. A short period ago it happened to him to go to
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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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- IOR/R/15/6/64
- Title
- ‘File XXXVIII/5 VOL I. SUR Nov: 1928- Feb: 1931’
- Pages
- 57r:59v
- Author
- al Falestine xx Sahifat Filastin
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