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‘File XXXVIII/5 VOL I. SUR Nov: 1928- Feb: 1931’ [238r] (482/688)
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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This ridge is flat topped and risns
alwufc 50 feet higher than the surround-
-ing plain* It doninates Balad es
jur and the approaches to the wells»
which fall within effective rifle range.
It flanks the aain caravan road from the
port of Hur through Belad os sur to the
interior, passing through the Beni Bu
Ail and Beni Bu Hasan country.
It would he necessary to hold
the towers called SAMA§HA and J&BABI
on the ridge %SD and the tower called
•AI3 i aile Horth-gast of the pal*
groves of Belad as Stir*
Saaagha and Jerahi control
approaches to Belad es Sur fro* South
and ast. ^hriTr towers are huilt on
the same principle as our blockhouses
in the Khyher. They require repairing
hut could he made to &ccom*odate 3-10
men each* At present there are three
men in each*
It may also he necessary to
occupy the small fort on the road to the
Interior and about Biles from Belad
es sur. 3arly information of a
threatened attack fro* the South could
thus be obtained* It is at present
held by 7 men of the Beni Bu All tribe
and is not under the control of the Wall*
(b) the Wall of Sur lives at Belad
es Sur and has about 60 armed tribesmen
taskers) • Their dispositions are
Wall 9 s residence and fort 16 men
Samagha tower 3 "
Jerabi • 3 *
AiS • 3 *
Jinah fort - 35
Jlnah
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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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