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‘File XXXVIII/5 VOL I. SUR Nov: 1928- Feb: 1931’ [‎276r] (558/688)

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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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the : •r»i*n the SMiior K*r»l ffleer w»» aruttoue
to visit it in ordsr to *** ® la
to rscu^er^te* Thres d»ys latsr ws returned to *ur and
that after no n shaikh Ali mm on board with ©oae of his
relations. A jroion «d diso salon took ^lace» the out
come of which however was ultimately satisfactory since
the ‘ haikh gave me a definite assurance that he would no
Ion er fly his own flag at Aiqa and would cease to issue
his own passport*, d* advanced various alleged grievances
which he had against the Muscat 3tate, but 1 told him
that it was obvious that the otate could not listen to his
grievances sc long as he persisted in his claim to
independence. I was confident however that if this claim
was abandoned any grievances he had against the Muscat
State wo -1- be sympathetically considered* He advanced
the question of mineral concessions and asked me whether
the Muscat State were entitled to greust coneessione is
his territory without reference to him* I said timt x
could act answer a question of that nature off hand but
cited the analogy of the rakhtiari tribe and the i^/rey
concession and informed him that while the ^ersraa dev rn-
mt nt took royalties the ^akhtiari tribe also had derived
very substantial financial benefits from the concession
and that if any similar concessions were ^ranted in man.
of which however 1 had heard no rumours whatsoever ; I
thought it pro table that the tribe within whose territory
those Genoeseions were granted would inevitably share in
the profits. finally 1 advised the shaikh to go and
visit the 3ultas when he returns from India and he seemed
inclined to do so. the refusal to allow him to fly his

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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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