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‘File XXXVIII/5 VOL I. SUR Nov: 1928- Feb: 1931’ [‎273r] (552/688)

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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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toe afraid that c^Qceaaioaa would o% ^raat^d by thm
Huawat Qorer&jz&at to a European or othar ayjfidieate mna
that th^r would receive no share of the re*ultifi&
profit and aoeing the weaknesa of the ubeat Ad&i&is*
tration they imd advan ced thia claim in the hope that
if admitted it wo Id prevent the Unseat Croverameat
giving cojBtceaalcKs ia their territory*
£• Owing to the diaa^nal^ne among the Je&nebah
the Baiii Ba All have of late years succeeded in inter
fering in various ways la our affairs* the Aramn ana
the ^uwaris are more powerful ti-an the other two

recticue of tha l^aneheh and the latter in order te
obtain support against the former have sought the aid
of the ani Bu All and adopted a submissive attitude
towards thsm in iaaay respuets* lor instance* 1 was
Informed that the tanea on dhows entering tne $*r
creek had only teen paid by the -^akhaaneh and the
Ohlalln and had never been paid by the Arasaa and the
x uwaris«
7* When X visited Muscat last hece^er hie
Highness appealed to me to re-establish his authority
*
at Sur and It therefore seemed necessary firstly^ to
try and induce the hiaikii of the Ban! Bu All to abandon
his pretensions to be independent of Muscat anu^secondly
to put an end if possible to the prevailing feuds at
^ur so that the luseat State might be able to assert
its authority 9 and obtain incidentally enhanced
revenues from the Customs receipts*
d* ^n arrival at Bur X had a long discussion

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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.

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1 volume (340 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.

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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
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