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‘File XXXVIII/5 VOL I. SUR Nov: 1928- Feb: 1931’ [274r] (554/688)
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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V '>6 6
Ml Mr
discasslon with the WeJU who informed ismi firstly ti-at the
attitude of the Baal Bu All was considerably less ag&res*-
ire than it had teen formerly| no efforts hare been made
to lery taxes on the dhows entering the bur ereekf the
so called *£ali* of Aiqa had bcea removed and there was
for the moment no eyen interference by the aai Bo All
ia bur affairs# he attributed this to two causes} firstly
to a letter i had addressed to bhaifch All informs, him
that the British Ostwramint could sot reeagsiee hie claim
be regarded as as independent Holer and secondly to the
strong action taken by the British Gcrernment in support
of the Muscat State recently at AhasBab. ^e stated how*
ever that as loo& ce the J ■n web eh were di Tided amon^
theme el res the Ban! Bo All would always hare scope for
intrigue and interference in Sor affaire and informed
me that he had been enduavoutin, to compose their
differences* as he felt thr t if this 00 aid be done they
would present a uni ted front to the Ban! 1 u All and would
ihemselres resist any attempts by the latter to Interfere#
9# In the afternoon therefore X went ashore at
bur and met the leading men of the four sections of the
Jersehch* 1 found them on the whole as attractive people*
much mere ririle asd out-epoken for iast&see^ than the
Arabs of the frucial Coast or other places on the lersias
Gulf littoral# ihey all a eared me that they were
heartily slek of the existing state of aifairs and would
gladly co*operate to «ake peace f but the difxioul y was
that there was no one with sufficiest authority or
personality among them to make peace or impose hie
authority upon all the four sections# The iuscat State
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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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- 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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- Open Government Licence