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‘File XXXVIII/5 REPORT ON SUR. By MAJOR G. P. MURPHY., I.A. P. A., MUSCAT. 10-10-1928.’ [31r] (72/308)
The record is made up of 1 volume (146 folios). It was created in 28 Apr 1928-25 Oct 1928. 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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was released in 1924. Meeting an armed slave of the murdered sheikh on the
outskirts of Sur he decided the man had been detailed to kill him and tired
and killed the slave. This started indiscriminate firing between the sections
in which an il rama boy was killed. The Fuwaris then took a hand and seized
a water donkey belonging to the Arama and a struggle ensued in which an
Arama girl was killed. The Wall was able to use the Ramzan fast for arrang
ing a 45 days armistice.
41. About this time (1924) Mahomed bin Naser, Amir of the Bani bu Ali
started to take an interest in the affairs of the Jeneheh, having formed an
alliance with Mansur bin Naser Jenebeh Sheikh of Masirah, and won over the
Makhanah and A1 Ghialin sections in Sur—the weaker party in the feud among
the Jenebeh—to acknowledge his authority.
42. In 1925, Sheikh Mansur bin Naser went to Sur, informed the Hindu
community that there was no Sultan’s Government in Sur and that they were
to look to him for justice. He tried to form a committee of leading men for
the administration of justice as the local wa’i had been found incapable. The
Wali told the Hindus that he was powerless and that they should inform the
British Government.
43 In 1927 Sheikh Mansur bin Naser of Masirah (mentioned above)
accompanied by Hamdan bin Naser and Salim bin Naser, brother of Mahomed
bin Naser of the Bani hi Ali stayed at Mecca for three months as the guests of
His Majesty Ibn Saud. Mansur bin Naser die t of small pox on the return
journey.
APPENDIX III.
Summary op recent events in Sur.
In 1927, the Arama and Makhana sections of the Jenebeh each built three
new forts in their quarters against the orders of the Wali.
2. In August 1927, Mr. Thomas, Minsiter of Finance went to Sur. As it
transpires afterwards, one of his objects was to arrange for a journey which he
proposed making overland from Sur to Dhofar lor which he required the
assistance of the Bani bu Ali. He attempted to induce the Jenebeh to pay
2^
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
of
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
which they owe Khan Bahadur Nasib and Ali Musa Khan,
merchants of Muscat, and tried to induce them to pull down the forts which
they had built. It appeared to Mr. Thomas that the opposition to this came
mainly from the Arama section and on leaving Sur, in the A1 Saeed, he took in
tow an Arama sambuk lying in the harbour, whereupon the A1 Saeed was
fired on by the Arama section.
3. The Council of Ministers fined the Arama section Rs. 10,000 and
ordered the destruction of their three forts but they have not been able to
enforce this and have been looking to the British Government to assist them in
doing so.
1928.
4. On the 10th April, the Council of Ministers received information that
the Amirs of the Bani bu Ali had established a customs port at Aiqa. Their
customs officer wrote to the state customs official at Sur demanding refund of
customs which the state had levied on a boat which they said belong to the
Bani bu Ali.
5. The Amirs refused to furnish any explanation regarding the customs
post to Saiyid Shahab, brother of His Highness and Sheikh Rashid, Minister
of Shara who had gone to Sur to investigate the recent trouble there.
6. The Amirs are stated to have stopped a boat of the Arama section from
entering the creek whereupon Sheikh Yaser al Majaala, who has only recently
come to prominence as Sheikh of the Jenebeh, prevented a Bani bu Ali boat
from entering the creek.
7. The Bani bu Ali then occupied Balad as Sur, possibly with a view to
commanding the water supply of Sur. On 15th April they were attacked in
Balad at Sur by about 79 men of the Arama and Fuvwris under the' leadership
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The volume includes four copies of a report on Sur (ff 1-10, ff 13-23, ff 44-94 and ff 99-146) prepared by 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. , Muscat, Major Gerald Patrick Murphy. The report is dated 25 October 1928 and it covers the affairs at Sur from the early 1800s up until the late 1920s. The table of contents includes: map of Sur; geographical description of Sur; historical summaries of the Bani Bu Ali and the Janabah tribes; the slave trade at Sur; recent events; a review of the situation.
The report is very similar to the report on Sur affairs (ff 129-156 and ff 256-291) found in IOR/R/15/6/62.
The correspondence in the volume also includes copies of letters from 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. , Lieutenant Colonel Sir Lionel Berkeley Holt Haworth.
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 146; 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. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
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