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Coll 20/5 'Muscat: Sur: Misbehaviour of Beni Bu Ali tribe; Aiqa customs post; Question of Air Action' [‎103r] (205/531)

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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to enable hie tribesmen to escape from danger this m>uld
not be done till Wednesday morning* and he enclosed tor
his information a notice addressed by the aeniOr naval
Officer to the people of Aiqa and also a notice to be
sent to the people of Jaaian, She notice issued by the
Senior naval officer was to the effect that the tort
would be bombarded four hours after sunrise on March 9th
and that anyone remaining in the town after that time would
do so at the peril of his life* whilothe notice regarding
Ja&lan was a copy of that which was to be dropped the
following morning by the aircraft over that tow. To his
Highness* letter I added one from myself to the .shaiJch
advising him to make peace while there was yet time. On
receipt of Shaikh All's letter mentioned above his highness
therefore addressed another letter to him inlomiiiH, him
that the time for the discussion of terms and conditions
had passed and that he required four men of the Bani Bu
Ali to come off to the ship ana take the customs guard
ashore to Aiqa. he reiterated thatthe Muscat state had the
right to fly its flag any of its official buildings and
stated that the future conditions to be grafted to the
Bani Bu Ali depended on their future behaviour. If they
behaved as loyal subjects of the Jit ate the Muscat btate
would treat them well* but if they persisted in their
rebellious attitude they would be punished. Both letters
were sent ashore together with the notices of boribc»rdr>'ient •
at Aiqa between the shaikh and his tribesmen and I under
stand that some at any wate were in favour of withdrawing
to the interior and refusing to accept the state's demands.
During the discussion* however, some half a dozen of the
apparently told the Bani Bu Ali that it was rediculous to
That evening prolonged discussions took place
Jennebah rdiaikhs from Bur went over tato* to Aiqa and
try and resist and that they had much better climb down*
and/

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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' [‎103r] (205/531), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/2957, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100045791025.0x000008> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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