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'File 35/134 III (A 54) Sur: Ja`alan- Amirs of.' [129r] (275/426)
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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(2) When all this is accomplished, I will write to the
Shaikh of the Bnni 2u Ali, Ali tin Abdullah tin Salim, Al
Hamudah, who is residing i t Jt’alan, a subject of .Mis
Highness the Sultan, to this effect:-
T,Ve hc ve Te stored lustems control over Ai^a as was the case
before and as is in force in ail our ports and you, O' Shaikh,
ne exempt irem taxes on certain articles imported for* own
A-
j^ersonc.! use, from outside, as laid down in Government
records; you are allowed to import annually for your own
>ersonsx use so snd so and so much# M
The 3haikh of Ali himself is exempt from the
payment of taxes on certain articles which he imports from
outside as mentioned above and as this has been the practice
m -he past, I wish him to continue to enjoy tnis x rivile e
provided that he obeys the orders of Government. 7/hen this
has been accomplished our object will have been pained lor
the present.
«.s 1 mentioned to you the Shaikh of the jfani :iu xli
ia_ no ripht to interfere in matters which do not concern him
should he do so upain he will be considered c rebel
against the authority of Government of which he is a subject.
I hope that by t-ke God's grace we shall succeed in our object
^.rju taat the Sheikh of the Bsni Bu Ali will no longer be so
impudent as to interfere in affairs which do not concern him
and with which he had nothing to do in the pant. The
Government of the Sultan of muscat and Oman will not overlook
hir. in every instance.
- have now explained my proposals as I promised you
verbally and further we request the .Mon’ble Government's
assistance at the present juncture, namely the presence of
cue cm Shi^s at our while the above arrangements
are being carried out. This will be both a threat to the
ai rip Bu Ali and a support uo us in case of emergency.
are conxident of securin^ i rom the Hon'ble Government
assistance which our Government ha^ always enjoyed
this
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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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