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Archive Reference (shelfmark) IOR/R Place Sur, Asia, Oman Level [40] File

1. IOR/R/15/1/127

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/127
Title:
1851/52 Residency in the Persian Gulf English Correspondence No.7 Slave Trade
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence sent to and from the Persian Gulf Residency (the Resident at the time being Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell), concerning the slave trade between the coast of East Africa and the Persian Gulf, and Britain's maritime efforts to suppress it. The main correspondent...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Jan 1851-31 Dec 1851
Extent:
1 file, 20 items (41 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/1/403

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/403
Title:
File 35/85 I A 8. Muscat: French Flag Question
Scope & Content:
Correspondence concerning the use of French flags by dhows at Sur and the actions taken by the Sultan of Muscat and the Government of India. Includes a hand drawn map (folio 33) 'Rough sketch of Soor'. Topics covered include: The establishment of a French consulate Representation of the Sultan...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
9 Dec 1892-11 Jan 1905
Extent:
1 volume (249 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/1/441

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/441
Title:
File 35/134 I A. 40. Sur: Amirs of Jaalan
Scope & Content:
Correspondence concerning fighting at Sur between the Bani Bu Ali and the Arama. Includes a number of reports from Major Gerald Patrick Murphy the Political Agent, Muscat to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf on the general situation in Oman and concerns that due to tribal involvement th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
28 Mar 1928-18 Nov 1928
Extent:
1 volume (274 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/1/442

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/442
Title:
File 35/134 II A 44 Jaalan. Amirs of.
Scope & Content:
Correspondence relating to the rebellion of the Sur area and issues of the extension of the authority of the Sultan of Muscat. Includes discussion by the Political Agent, Muscat of the creation of a protectorate in Muscat and Oman; a 'note on our present policy in Muscat'; questionnaire on plann...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1 Dec 1928-24 Jun 1930
Extent:
1 volume (220 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/1/443

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/443
Title:
File 35/134 III (A 54) Sur: Ja`alan- Amirs of.
Scope & Content:
Correspondence relating to the Amir of Ja'alan and the collection of customs at Sur. Letters discuss the strategy for enforcing customs collection in Sur and the visit in HMS Penzance of Heir Apparent, Saiyid Said bin Taimur [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr], President of the Council of Ministers in order to r...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
26 Jun 1930-31 Dec 1931
Extent:
1 volume (203 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/1/444

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/444
Title:
File 35/134 IV (A 56) Sur. Ja'alan - Amirs of.
Scope & Content:
Correspondence relating to actions against the Bani Bu Ali [Banī Bū ‘Alī] in Sur in 1932 who were claiming independence from the Muscat State. Correspondence discusses how the Bani Bu Ali led by Shaikh Ali bin Abdullah al-Hammuda [Muḥammed bin Nāṣir al-Ḥamūdah] were rebelling against the Su...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Dec 1931-18 Mar 1932
Extent:
1 volume (253 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/1/461

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/461
Title:
File 35/152 (A 59) Sur
Scope & Content:
In order to enhance the revenues of the Muscat State there was an attempt to establish a customs post at Aiqa near Sur. Correspondence discusses how the Bani Bu Ali embarrassed the Political Agent, Trenchard Craven Fowle and the President of the Council of State, Saiyid Said bin Taimur [Sa‘īd bi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Dec 1931-5 May 1932
Extent:
1 file (26 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/6/23

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/23
Title:
File XVIII/2 COAL, MINING RIGHTS AND MONOPOLIES Expedition to the neighbourhood of Sur, 1901.
Scope & Content:
The volume contains telegraphs, letters and reports regarding the possibility of establishing a coal trade with the coast of Oman in the district of Sur. The correspondence is mainly between the Consul and Political Agent, Muscat, the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, and the Unde...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
18 May 1900-17 Jun 1902
Extent:
1 volume (159 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/6/102

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/102
Title:
‘File 2/22 II. AVIATION. B. ROYAL AIR FORCE. (3L) R.A.F. Landing Ground at Sur.’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence related to the possibility of establishing a landing ground at Sur for the Royal Air Force (RAF), which was to be within easy access of the town. The proposal was dropped later owing to the Sultan’s unwillingness and the risk of creating trouble at Sur. The file ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Oct 1934-26 Jun 1935
Extent:
1 file (19 folios)

10. IOR/R/15/6/205

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/205
Title:
File 8/21 II SUR
Scope & Content:
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 betwee...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
3 May 1931-20 Nov 1939
Extent:
1 volume (253 folios)