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1. IOR/R/15/6/60

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/60
Title:
File XXXVIII/1 Sur and the Amirs of Ja‘alan. Sur Affairs 1918 to 1925
Scope & Content:
The file contains extracts from work diaries, letters and reports related to tribal disturbances in Oman, mainly in Sur and Ja'alan [Ja'lan]. Rebelling against the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, the Amirs of Ja'alan [Emirs of Ja'lan] Bani Bu Ali claimed the right to rule over Sur and to pay no custo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Gujarati
Date Range:
25 Jul 1918-28 Aug 1925
Extent:
1 file (70 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/6/62

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/62
Title:
‘File XXXVIII/3 SUR AFFAIRS. SUR & THE AMIRS OF JA‘ALAN. 1927 to oct: 1928.’
Scope & Content:
The volume starts with an index (ff 4-8) which lists the subjects of the correspondence in the volume. The correspondence in the volume is in the form of letters, telegrams and reports related to the internal affairs taking place at Sur and the involvement of various tribes in those affairs, mai...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
5 Feb 1927-10 Oct 1928
Extent:
1 volume (308 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/6/63

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/63
Title:
‘File XXXVIII/4 BOMBARDMENT of SUR. OCT:- NOV: 1928.’
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence in the form of letters, telegrams and reports related to events taking place at Sur and the involvement of various Omani tribes, mainly the Bani Bu Ali and the Janabah. The events at Sur include: attacks made on merchants and caravans; the besieging of forts; t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
28 Sep 1928-21 Nov 1928
Extent:

1 volume (176 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/6/64

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/64
Title:
‘File XXXVIII/5 VOL I. SUR Nov: 1928- Feb: 1931’
Scope & Content:
The volume contains letters and reports related to tribal disturbances at Sur. The correspondence is mainly concerned with the issue of the Amirs of Ja'alan [Emirs of Ja'lan] Bani Bu Ali rebelling against the Sultan of Muscat and Oman and claiming the following rights: to rule over Sur, to pay n...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Gujarati
Date Range:
14 Jun 1928-11 Apr 1931
Extent:
1 volume (340 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/6/65

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/65
Title:
‘File XXXVIII/5 REPORT ON SUR. By MAJOR G. P. MURPHY., I.A. P. A., MUSCAT. 10-10-1928.’
Scope & Content:
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, 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 con...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Apr 1928-25 Oct 1928
Extent:
1 volume (146 folios)