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'File 35/134 III (A 54) Sur: Ja`alan- Amirs of.' [174r] (365/426)
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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Translation of letter dated 10th Rajah 1350 ( 21-11-31 )
from Saif bin bedr, Wali of Sur, to Saiyid Said bin Taimur.
A.* C •
Ali bin Abdullah has arrived at Aiqa today accompanied by
40 men but no one has come to me so far. The state of affairs
is satisfactory. Should anything occur it will be reported to
you.
Letter dated 11th Rajab 1350 ( 22-11-31 ) from Shaikh Ali
bin Abdullah A1 Hamudah to Saiyid Said bin Taimur and all other
Ministers.
A. C.
There is nothing to report except the aggression of Saiyid
Said in seizing our
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
and its men and imprisoning Abdullah
bin Muhammad without any cause; it is only highhandedness on
his part. We have given him no cause for his action. Our
messenger Saif bin Salih is cominyto you. You may approach Said
and disuade him from doing such mean deeds. He should release
the
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
and its men. If he has evil intentions against us
he should come forward and fight as others do. Hut capturing
dhows is not Goverhors* action. Please let us know his views
briefly after you have referred to him. Should any fighting
break out the responsibility lies on him.
Letter dated 11th Rajab 1350 (22-11-31) from Shaikh Ali
bin Abdullah A1 Hamudah to Captain 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.
and
H.B.M’s Consul, Muscat.
A.C.
We beg to state that there is nothing to report
except the transgression committed by the President of the
Council of Ministers, Said bin Taimur, in seizing our
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
and imprisoning the Kakhuda without any cause as we have
committed no crime or transgressed any law. This is merely
oppression and highhandedness on his part. As we know that
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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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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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- Al Hamudah, Shaikh Ali bin Abdullah
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