Coll 20/5 'Muscat: Sur: Misbehaviour of Beni Bu Ali tribe; Aiqa customs post; Question of Air Action' [263r] (525/531)
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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anxiety 9 end it ie eeeentlaX that eyery penny of revenue to which
the 4 Uate ie leg!tissately entitled should be collected# "'it
rer/enue of Aiqe iteelf ia probably not rery large# but i : i
port of a ooneiderable area in the interior# and every penny ia of
value naw to the State# failure to establish customs control
at Ai*e would result in a loosening of the customs control at
8 ur# the effect of which would be serious#
11# Further# it has been the policy of Hia Majesty's
Government to support the authority of the Muscat State on the
coast# though not inland# and it seems to me that it is a very
wise policy* A eufiiciently effective control can be maintained
over the tribes ia the hinterland from the coast# as was shown
by the imposition of the penal*-aitat* which effectively suppressed
their rising in 1920 and His Majesty's Oovernsaent also supported
the authority of the State at K has sab in 1930 by active
intervention* On the maintenance of its authority on the ooaat
depends the stability, political and financial# of the State, and
if once tribesmen in the interior can flout the authority of the
State in these ports the situation will be a serious one#
Further efforts are now being made to establish an air I'oute
from Muscat to Men# and it is essential that law and order
should be maintained along the coast*
12# For the above reasons I consider it essential that the
authority of the Muscat State should be established at Aiqb# snd
if the Government of India see no objection l propose to proceed
to Sur with aaiyld laid during ay forthcoming tour, and to send
for Shaikh Alt and see if it is possible to offset a settlement.
If the itani Bu 411 still remain entirely loftranalgeant then I
think there is nothing for it but for the Muscat State to take
forcible measures rg Inst them# and in such elreumetanoes they
can I think legitimately ask for the support of His Majesty's
devernment# having regard to their own very limited resources*
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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 proposal and consequences of a visit to Sur by the President of the Council of Ministers, Sayyid Said bin Taimur Al Bu Said [Sa‘īd ibn Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd], and the 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. , Captain Reginald George Evelyn William Alban, to negotiate with Shaikh Ali in October 1931
- the effort to establish a customs post at Aiqa
- the question of the appropriate use of force
- arrangements for further visits in December 1931
- the seizure of dhows belonging to the Beni Bu Ali tribe
- the Government of India's disapproval of the 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. 's conduct
- letters of congratulations and thanks following the peaceful resolution of the crisis
- the question of when to restore Shaikh Ali's privileges.
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:
- Report on the visit to Sur of 26 October 1931, by Captain Alban, 31 October 1931 (folios 223-26)
- Report on the 'Situation at Sur and Aiqa', with notes on the Bani Bu Ali tribe, by the Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Division, 20 December 1931 (folios 137-51)
- Report on the crisis as a whole by Lieutenant-Colonel 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , 19 March 1932 (folios 97-108)
- Report on 'Operations at Sur, 4th-9th March 1932' by the Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Division, 19 March 1932 (folios 85-87)
- Report on the situation at Sur a year after the crisis by Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven William Fowle, 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. , 4 March 1933 (folios 74-76).
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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- front, front-i, 2r:15v, 17r:108v, 111r:226v, 230r:265v, back-i
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