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'File 35/134 III (A 54) Sur: Ja`alan- Amirs of.' [65r] (145/426)
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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congratulate them on the sensible way in which they had
composed their differences, as a result of which the town
was now enjoying period of peace and quiet which it had not
known lor some timeo I told them that I would inform the
Council ol State, and yourself whom I was going to see on
iriday, oi this continued satisfactory state of affairs.
3. It appears that Sheikh Nasir bin Ali of the Arama
section is on bad terms v/ith Sheikh Nasir bin Mohammed the
paramount Sheikh of that section. I asked these two, Sheikhs
to stay behind when others had gone, and in the presence of
the ./ali asked them to try and compose their differences©
^.s the cause ol the quarrel between the two is a serious
blood feud I do not know what effect my exordium had, but
-t may serve to keep them quiet for the time being. Perhaps
later on the Council might try its hand at composing the
feud.
4. The visit of the Sub-Assistant Surgeon, whom I had
taken with us with the object of showing the people of Sur
that we took a friendly interest in them, and that they
need not always associate our visits with bombardments and
such like, was a distinct success. He treated some two
hundred oases during the three days he was there.
5. ,,e lei t our at 11 A.M. on the 10th. We had intended
visiting Khor Jerama, but were unable to do so owing to the
threat of more bad weather, and reached Muscat after another
rough passage.
Previous bombardments etc at Sur .
6. Since it is more or less certain that the Sur problem
v.-ill net, oe solved without the exercise of force, or the
threat of it by His Majesty* s Government - the Muscat State
being too weak to enforce Customs control by itself - it may
"be irts~t*ucti*e to study briefly the history of the past
bombardments etc at Sur.
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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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- 'File 35/134 III (A 54) Sur: Ja`alan- Amirs of.'
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- front, front-i, 1br:1dv, i-r:i-v, 1er:1ev, 3r:10v, 11ar:11bv, 12r:13v, 14ar:14bv, 15r:35v, 36ar:36bv, 37r:73v, 81v:86v, 88r:88v, 89v, 90ar:90bv, 91r:116v, 119v:173v, 174v, 176v:182v, 183v:203v, back-i, back
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