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'File 8/21 II SUR' [110r] (224/514)
The record is made up of 1 volume (253 folios). It was created in 3 May 1931-20 Nov 1939. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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question of the political and financial future of the State, £1
‘you will see from my report on the financial condition of the \\o)
State, my letter Ho.££$3©fDecember 1J31, its future prospects#
if reasonable conditions prevail, are fair, and provided that
tiie Bani Bu Ali problem is solved successfully I think we may
say that it • the State * is convalescent. If the problem is
not solved successfully then the State will undoubtedly suffer
a relapse, and we shall have a ’‘sick man* on our hands for many
years to come.
3. The most iiaportant factor in the problem is of course
neither the State nor the Bani Bu Ali but His Majesty’s Govern
ment, as it is only they who can give us the ’’Doctor's mandate*
to deal with the situation. They will I imagine be more ready
to give this if the Bam Bu Ali commit some act ©f definite
aggression. It will presumably be our object therefore to get
Sheikh Ali into a position in which he will either have to accept
the Sate’s terms, or commit an act of aggression against it. Any
sort of indefinite ’draw*, even in the State’s favour, would not
I think meet the case.
4. ith regard to terms. Without in any way coiamitting you
I have discassed this point with S&iyid Said. He only wants
three things from the Sheikhs -
(a) That Customs dues should be paid in Aiqa#
(b) That for this purpose a Customs pest should be established
there.
(c) That Aiqa (i.e. Bani Bu Ali) dhews should be registered.
These are all perfectly reasonable and simple requests.
5. On the other hand Saiyid Said is quite prepared to allow
the hheikh the special privileges^and some^thing over, which he
has enjoyed in the past. The sheikh has the concession, for
instance, of importing 100 bags ©f rice per annum free ©f dues*
the value of this is about 0 GO per annum. In order to enforce
the principle of collecting Customs dues at Aiq» the simplest
plan would perhaps be for the State to compound with the oheikh
for the value of his concession in cash, and gaiyid Said is
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This volume relates to measures taken by the Government of Muscat and Oman (with the assistance of the British Government) to assert its authority over the town of Sur and the nearby village of Aiqa [Al ‘Ayjah].
The correspondence largely concerns customs control and the tense relations between the Muscat Government and the shaikhs of Sur and Aiqa, who are stated as belonging to the Jennebeh [Janabah] and Bani Bu Ali [Banī Bū ‘Alī] tribes respectively. Discussed at length is the issue of ensuring the collection of customs and the registration of dhows at Aiqa.
Most of the correspondence is between 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 and 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. . Other notable correspondents include the following: the Secretary of State for India; the Commanding Officer at Air Headquarters, Iraq Command; Saiyid Said bin Taimur [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd], President of the Council of Ministers, and later Sultan of Muscat and Oman; Shaikh Ali bin Abdullah Al Hamudah, Amir of Ja'alan [Emir of Ja‘lān] and Shaikh of Aiqa.
Related matters of discussion include the following: the reported prolonged evasion of customs by the Bani Bu Ali in Aiqa; the level of assistance that should be provided by the British in order to help Muscat assert control in Sur and Aiqa (e.g. whether it is necessary to send HMS sloops to Sur); the interception of an Aiqa dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. by a Muscat State patrol vessel on 12 November 1931; preparations for 'punitive action' against Aiqa by the British – including a planned reconnaissance mission ahead of possible aerial bombardment, and discussion of naval bombardment – in the event of the Shaikh opposing the establishment of a customs post there.
The Arabic language material mainly consists of correspondence between 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 Shaikh of Aiqa, and Saiyid Said bin Taimur (English translations are present in most cases).
All the material dates from the period 1931-1932, with the exception of some brief notes at the end of the volume, which are dated November 1939.
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- 1 volume (253 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 255; 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, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:32v, 38r:46v, 49r:56v, 58r:65v, 70r:84v, 93r:105v, 109r:114v, 117r:133v, 137r:151v, 155r:162v, 167r:205v, 212r:218v, 227r:235v, 238r:239v, 242r:254v, back-i
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