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Coll 20/5 'Muscat: Sur: Misbehaviour of Beni Bu Ali tribe; Aiqa customs post; Question of Air Action' [‎179r] (357/531)

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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Any conimunications on^ the
subject of this letter should be
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THE SECRETARY,
Air Ministry,
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Kingsway,
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S. 89210/S .ENOi OSURE IN WtFKLY 1ETTER _
No 5 6 11 FEB. 1832
FROM b.OlVETARY, POLITIOAL AND e
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SECRET DEPT. 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.
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I am commanded by the Air Council to refer to
Admiralty letter No. M.0141/32 of the 29th January, 1932 (a
copy of which was forwarded to the Air Ministry), on the
subject of the proposed naval and air action at Sur.
It appears to the Council that the views of the
Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty as expressed in this
letter are due to misapprehension. It seems, for example, to
be inferred ( 1 ) that air action as such necessarily inflicts
more than the ’’minimum punishment necessary” to produce
compliance; ( 2 ) that it is taken without due regard to the
avoidance of loss of human life; (3) that it is likely to have
’’repercussions” unfavourable to British interests in the Persian
Gulf; and lastly (4) that the separate use of naval and air
action would be preferable to a simultaneous employment of both
methods of coercion.
2. The Secretary of State for India will be aware that
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although suggestions as to the ’’inhumanity” of air action and
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as to a ’’legacy of hatred” from its use have been made from
time to time, these suggestions have not been supported, but
definitely controverted by actual experience of air operations.
When in 1925 the Government of India expressed their considered
views on this aspect of the bombing of tribesmen they stated
that ” 0 f personal rancour over air operations, or of retaliation
on women or other individuals there has been no sign” and again
”We do not think that the danger of alienating the well disposed
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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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