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'File 35/134 III (A 54) Sur: Ja`alan- Amirs of.' [118r] (253/426)
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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moreover Sar inliabitanta liave been instructed by
Saiyid Said to ^et ail the car^o ini^orted in their boats
froia foreigh porta, i.ianifested for Sur only as they are
in the habit of getting it manifested in the name of
different porta and aiiu^led into Sur.
All the big sailing boats have been registered and a
sum of Rs.630 has been ooliected uy to date.
Saiyid Said has given strict orders to the Wall and
nis
sepoys
Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank.
holding Sur forts not to allow any caravans to
paas through any other way but that leading to the Customs
post at Bilad. This order has improved revenue much as
smuggling from the interior lias practically ceased.
I enclose herewith a co-iparative statement should"?'
tne income of Sur for the last eight months (January to
august) for the years 1930 and 1331.
Yours sincerely,
Sd/- Islander
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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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