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'File 35/134 III (A 54) Sur: Ja`alan- Amirs of.' [‎86r] (187/426)

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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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Appendix D
Th* foXXOTlsig Is a wmmTj of la *4k«d froa
Prrjniaslon for one of H # M« 9 3 » jroMpo to bo ttatloned
aoro or less permanently for the next t*v months At
ICbor Jara >Oi*
Authority, to ^e obtained before any operations
for Ui# snip to u^e Its guns in certain emergencies.
See pars.0 Hbove.
Authority for an aeroplane to fly over the headquarters
of Sn a^n All bin Abdulla, 40 ^lies im&nd.
Pejrvilesion for any aeroplanes or »o% anes that may
Yiffit ?4(useat during the next six months, to fly over Bur.
Authority tr> purchase. If a free gr nt Is out of the
question, two airs of T^wls guns tfith countings, to a %r eng then
the sooe’flti&t obaoleto arsamont of the A1 Said. Also ^umltion
for the Leris guns and three pounder, if our present stocks
are inc ?equate. Also tiie loan of a searchlight.
Perais^lon for the A1 BiJLd to obtain coal during the
3ur o rations fro^ oua of i ni. s, if no other source
is or can be suide available.
s*oo inns berth

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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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