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‘File XXXVIII/5 REPORT ON SUR. By MAJOR G. P. MURPHY., I.A. P. A., MUSCAT. 10-10-1928.’ [113r] (236/308)
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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Since tne time Mahomed bin Baser started to
assert his authority.relations between the Amirs
and the Sultan have undergone a change. In 1920
the
Wazir
Minister.
cut tne allowances paid to the Bani Bn
Ali through misdirected economy' but Mr Wingate
restored them.
In 1925 # the Amirs sent a petition to Guvernmen
claiming that the port of Sur belonged to them and
that the Sultan had nothin^ to do with the said
port; that the Sultan did not supply them with armc
and ammunition according to agreement and asking that
. they might enter into direct relations with the
Government of India. Government replied that they
were unable to intervene on their behalf.
" This claim to independence on tne part of tne
Amirs of Jaalan appears to be based on the compact
entered into by the Wahabi Sheikh on his invasion
of Oman when certain Sheikhs
jfaKaxo^xAhBocaasiodtoxAii. were constituted Ameers
or territorial lords in their own right. without any
dependence on Muscat. (B.G. Records XXIV p.4d.)
In 1924 , Mahomed bin Baser informed Major Hind*
that he was authorized by the Muscat Government to
settle all disputes in Sur and had succeeded m
•41 t!-» (occention of Khamis bin Mubarak
doing so with the eji-cc^ciou
x • ~ 'EVnn the records of the
of the Aroma section. 5rom tne reu
Council of Ministers it appears that Mahomed bin
Baser wrote to the Sultan in March 1924 offering
to effect a settlement between the Jenebeh sections
The Sultan replied permitting him to interfere
during the Salifah period,but after thid period
he was:'.not to interfere in anything.
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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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- 1 volume (146 folios)
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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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- ‘File XXXVIII/5 REPORT ON SUR. By MAJOR G. P. MURPHY., I.A. P. A., MUSCAT. 10-10-1928.’
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1r:22v, 24r:31v, 34r:98v, 100r:146v, iii-r:iv-v, back-i
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