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'File 8/21 SUR – General.' [‎4r] (7/12)

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The record is made up of 1 file (4 folios). It was created in 24 Apr 1950. 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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Bahrein.
24th April, I960.
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I hf v* th# honour to report that on the 19th April I v: sited
^ur, a port in M uscat territory near the extreme souther stern
corner of Arehi*. 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. , uscat, the aultin's
Minister of Foreign Affairs ana the Go oendinf Cfficer of
i. .G* Sren” accompanied ae r shore. e viere aet ®nd enter
tained by Ghaikh ttuhaanad bin iiaair of the Janabati tribe. The
only local form of transport being donkeys, we ^ai: ed scrae
three miles to Bilad as Gur where there are gardens with a
plentiful supply of water and where the Gult&n's Governor has
his headquarters. Puring our absence the doctor fro^ £. .6.
Wen'' cam^ aa!.ore and treated a large number of patients.
2. dur is fully described in Volwne n of Loriaer's Gasette^.
He there refers to it as a town of ?^eat political and eort^.
ercfal importance and estimates the population at about lr,000
souls. The importance of the place has now cons! erably
d^niniahed. The Gultan exercises effect ve control and p ace
prevails. <4th the increi se in steamer tra fic tlie trade of the
place is no longer whet it vyec, but I wee informed that 5t still
owns about 100 ocren»roiiu? country craft and t: at 50 of these
left fer Aden and fcst Africe last eutuinn ca. : 'ryinr dates, ^hey
are expected booh at the beginning of I ay with carrots of
atagrovw poles and coffee. The population of Sur Itself ex
cluding its suburbs is now estimated at about 6,000 Including
about 900 I a2tie' is and 25 I Indus, the rest being mostly Arabs
of the Janabeh end ? eni bu An tribes. They are sea-^ering
folk ranging aion^ all the coasts of the In ian Cc* an and 1
found them Cf np&rat: velyseph sttested end very polite.
Supplies are adequate and I saw nc s’rns of distress, though
as the dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. traffic and fishing are almost their only means of
livelihood their existence amt be somewhat precarious. As yet
none have migrated to s ek e plcyaent with the oil cotspsairs in
the l ersian Gulf. As the bulk of the population spend a oart
of the year in the date gardens at Belad as Gur U\ey suffer
’inch from malerir,
3. The Gultan's Governor wrs away and m were entertained at
^ Had as £\tr by tlie local aahi. He was very friendly end
intelli eat, but not pert!culf^rly well informed as his first
enquiry from *i * was whether the war was over, fie showed much
interest in our relations with Fussla. The fort Is i very
large buildim^ in an advanced state oi aiiepiaet on »i*i
materials hpve been collected to build a now residence and
of ice for tie Governor. The water supply scheme contemplated
by the Gultan will be of great benefit to the people of dur as
et present they have to bring all their drinking water from
lied as Gur tl ree mil^s a^ay.
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ajesty's irinclpai secretary of dtate
for Foreign Affairs,
The Foreign Gffiee,
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This file consists of two letters received 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. and Consul at Muscat, Major Frederick Charles Leslie Chauncy, 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. , William Rupert Hay. The longer letter is a copy of a letter 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. to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Dated 24 April 1950, the letter recounts 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. 's recent visit to Sur, where he was accompanied 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. . The shorter letter, written on the same date, is addressed to 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. ; it requests details of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman's revenue from Sur.

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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 6; 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.

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