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'File 35/134 III (A 54) Sur: Ja`alan- Amirs of.' [‎54r] (123/426)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (203 folios). It was created in 26 Jun 1930-31 Dec 1931. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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Jfo.572-3 of 1930.
British Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. * Consulate-General,
. Bushire, the 16th October 19bO.
From
The iion’ble Lt.Colonel H.V.Biscoe, X.A.,
*
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.
To - The Foreign Secretary to the Gorernaent of India,
August 1930, I hftYe the honour to inform the Government of
India that Saiyld s&ia, the heir apparent of the Muscat
State, recently paid a visit to Sur, the outcome of which
appears to have been very satisfactory.
the four sections of the Jenebeh tribe, while the an! *u Ali
at Aiqa on hi a arrival hoisted the Muscat flag and fired
salutes. The differences between the sections of the
Jenebeh have been composed previously, but steps have not been
taken, to punish breaches of the settlement. Provided such
steps are taken in the future, the old feuds will ^ hope
ultimately be forgotten. The attitude of the Bani bu Ali
seems to be definitely submissive at present, and if this
tribe is handled tactfully in the future they should give no
Sew Delhi.
Sir,
I continuation of my despatch ho.413, dated 16th
He succeeded in composing the differences between

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Correspondence relating to the Amir of Ja'alan and the collection of customs at Sur. Letters discuss the strategy for enforcing customs collection in Sur and the visit in HMS Penzance of Heir Apparent, Saiyid Said bin Taimur [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr], President of the Council of Ministers in order to re-establish Sultanate authority in Sur. Correspondence discusses the constraints on the actual use of British naval power and the preferred use of the Muscat Levies as well as possible use of air power. Includes a hand-drawn map of Sur (folio 87) with discussion of the tribal divisions in the town and of the village of Aiqa inhabited by the Bani Bu Ali.

Correspondents include Air Headquarters, Iraq Command, Hinaidi; Air Ministry, London;Trenchard Craven W. Fowle and Reginald George Alban, 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; Hugh Vincent Biscoe, 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. , Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; Foreign Secretary, Government of India; Stuart Edwin Hedgecock, Financial Adviser, Ministry of Finance, Muscat; Saif bin Ali bin Saif [Saif bin ‘Alī bin Saif], Wali of Sur; Iskander, Director-General of Customs, Muscat; 'the people of Aiqa'; Ali bin Abdullah Al Hamudah [‘Alī bin Abdullāh al-Ḥamūdah], Amir of Ja'alan.

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1 volume (203 folios)
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The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation system in use is the sequence of numbers appearing in a circle in the top right hand corner of each folio.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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