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Coll 20/5 'Muscat: Sur: Misbehaviour of Beni Bu Ali tribe; Aiqa customs post; Question of Air Action' [‎70r] (139/531)

The record is made up of 1 file (262 folios). It was created in 26 Nov 1931-12 Apr 1938. It was written in English. 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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6. X then instructed Major Watts to suggest to the Muscat
Government that tiiey should send a final latter to tne £h.ihuh.
ohaiiui ashing for the surrender of Abdallah bin S&lim* The
Unseat Government have sent this letter giving tr*e fihihuh
Shaikh until the 3rd July to surrender Abdullah.
?. I have been careful not to commit His Majesty’s Govern
ment to any actions in tne first instance it was obviously a
matter between the Muscat Government and the Shlhuh Shaiish and
if the former coula have induced the latter to surrender the
suspect for trial His Majesty^ Government would have nothing
further to do in the matter beyond Major Watts holding a
watching brief at the trial# In the letter which the Muscat
Government have sent to the Shihuh Shaikh tnere is no mention
of any action by His Majesty*s Government. At the same time
the Sultan in his interview with Major Watts referred to above
recognised that his State can bring no effective pressure to
bear on the Shinuh Shaikh end has suggested that action be
taken by His Majesty^s Sloops.
8. As will be seen,thorough enquiries incic&te that there
is a strong prime fccle case against Abdullah bin L&iim.
According to our information the Imian having engaged
Abdullah to take him to Has al Kh&imah actually set out in
company aitli him. The next thing we heard about the Indian
was his being found murdered in has al Khaim&h territory and
that Abdullah had shot him, taken his money and fled to the
mountains. When the Shaikh of the Shihuh received the letter
from the Muscat Government Abdullah bih Salim could have told
tne Shaikh (if such hac. actually been the course of events)
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that he had escorted the Indian to the horcers of res al
Kh&im&h /

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The file contains letters, telegrams, minutes, notes, and draft correspondence relating to two incidents in Oman. The first, which the majority of the papers deal with, was the rebellious attitude of members of the Beni Bu Ali tribe, led by Shaikh Ali bin Abdullah al Hamudah. The papers, which concern efforts by the British to assist the Muscat authorities in bringing the tribe to order, cover the following matters:

The second incident covered by the file is the murder of a British Indian man by a member of the Shihuh tribe in June 1936. The correspondence discusses the action that should be taken.

The principal correspondents are the 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , 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. at Muscat, Government of India (Foreign and Political Department), Foreign Office, Admiralty, Air Ministry, Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Commander-in-Chief in the East Indies, 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. , Sultan Said bin Taimur, and Shaikh Ali of the Beni Bu Ali.

The file contains several reports, as follows:

A sketch map of the area around Sur can be found on folio 193.

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1 file (262 folios)
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The file is arranged in chronological order from the back to the front.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 265; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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Coll 20/5 'Muscat: Sur: Misbehaviour of Beni Bu Ali tribe; Aiqa customs post; Question of Air Action' [‎70r] (139/531), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/2957, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100045791024.0x00008e> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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