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‘File XXXVIII/5 VOL I. SUR Nov: 1928- Feb: 1931’ [227r] (460/688)
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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presence of * flying boat «lth a .Hip might prow
insufficient. sur. Iwawror. Is only »4 nlies froa
:«uaunt skiers the aoyal Air itorce hare a saall base
«nd there ecu Id not I think be any difficulty in
placing say a flight - tt8cat t0T ‘ “
necessary• a ceupl. of Month. -* they could boab
3ur several ti»e. If neccosary chculd tiie Bani ^
Alt nalntain their contumacious attitude. Under
the circumstances I personally doubt uhether thsjr
would resist for long. U a-y l««ver be contended
that as eoon ae the flight wore withdrawn the aunl
3 u All would reoocupy 3ur wd again reduce the local
nuaeat authorities to Impotence. 'ihls risk could
be eliminated however if they were coapelled to
furnish hoe tags s for good behaviour and one or two of
their leading men were compelled to reside in muscat
f.r some year, to ocas. farther. ^ o.nneotion
I would invite attention to paragraph 2 of the not.
of the situation in BUT prepared by Captain ^Conner
on 3 ur. a copy of which was fSrwarded for the imoma-
tion of the ooverniaent of India. As Captain
O'Connor therein points out Ail «» Abdulla, ^urkfa
of the Bani Bu All. who is largely responsible for
the present attitude of the tribe, lives himself only
forty alias inland, that is within easy reach of air-
craft. Hitherto he has considered hiasnlf in com
plete security because he know, that th. muscat *t*t.
do not poseess any military fore, sufficient to
attack hie own dwelling and that it is inaccessible
fro* the sea. The presence of aeroplanes at or
however would. X think, speedily make hit* realise that
he was no longer so inaccessible as formerly and cause
him to reflect, and if necessary the fact could be
emphasised by sending a machine or km two to fly
over
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letter Bo.
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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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- IOR/R/15/6/64
- 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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