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Coll 20/5 'Muscat: Sur: Misbehaviour of Beni Bu Ali tribe; Aiqa customs post; Question of Air Action' [‎140r] (279/531)

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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VI* RK3ULT3 DQRIHCr 19 80 AHP UP TO 1ST KOVS^lBgR 1931.
J£ • results of nearly two years' quiet work
may be summed up as follows:-
(i) The inter-aecttonal blood feuds of the
Jenebeh referred to at 6 (a) abore hoye been
settled.
(ii) A paramount Sheikh of the Jenebeh has been
appointed and is recognised by the Jenebeh sections
as Sheikh of Muqrimatain. (See 5 (b) above).
(iii) Sheikh All was persuaded in August 1930
to recognise the suierainty of the Government of
Muscat (see 5 (c) above). It appears, however,
that his acceptance of this principle was not whole
hearted and it seems that he agreed to it with
reservations - possibly because the conference took
place on board one of H.lfUdhips.
(iv) Sheikh Ali definitely agre#d to haul down
the Wahabi flag at Alqa in 1930 and has since flown
the Muscat State flag. It does not appear, however,
that the flying of the Muscat flag is considered by
him to give that Government any claim to exerwlse
legal rights in Aiqa or in Ja'alan territory. (See
5 (d) above).
(v) The customs administration at Sur, or
rather on the Muqrimatain side of Sur, has been
tightened up considerably. (Ses 5(e) above). A
new customs house has been erected near the entrance
of the Greek.
13. These results, such as they are, have been
achieved without any active display of force. But it
must be realised that the principal actors on the side of
the Maacat State have had on several occasions the moral
support of H.M.Ships, known by the local people to be in
the vicinity. furthermore, frequent visits have been paid
to the neighbourhood of Sur by H.1C.Ships in the ordinary
course of duty, or for the benefit of the health of the
respective ships' companies.
VII, GENERAL remarks or situation as it existed tn
govilBER" 19317
14. All political and financial authorities agree
that Sur is a problem vital to the State of Mascat. The
"de facto” ruler of the State - Saiyid Sa'id bin Taimur -
has given evidence of capacity to rule and of determina
tion to solve the many problems which confront him in his
task. His proceedings at Sur, or rather those in refer
ence to Aiqa have precipitated a crisis, but the crisis
was bound to arise sooner or later. Apparently the
Government of India are prepared to continue to bolster
up the State of liaaoat , as it exists to-day; in fact.
there
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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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