"ملف ٦٢/٨ IV كبار شيوخ وقبائل عُمان." [و‎‎١‎٢‎٧] (٢٨٢/٢٥٧)

th« tribes of Western and N. Western Onan other than that
given by an old, temporary occupation of their territory by
fares, H.M.G. has, for a much longer period than that conered
by the Sa*udi invasions, been the protector and ally of the
principal rulers, including the Sultan, The relationship
between and these rulers has never been such as to
infringe their sovereignty but has been designed to protect
their independence in return for undertakings to preserve
the maritime peace in the interests of all nationals wishing
to trade in the Gulf, and for undertakings not to code or
lease territory bo others without British consent (see
especially Treaty with Muscat of 1891)•
8 . It is suggested, therefore, that this formula, clearly
applicable to the Trucial Shaikhs and to the Sultan of Muscat,
should be applied also to all tribes known to be in friendly
relations with the Sultan whether they formally acknowledge
his authority or not. From the rt Notes on the Tribes of
Muscat and Oman" (EA 1019A0) an ^ other sources it is learnt
that a large number of Shaikhs have visited the Sultan and
received presents of greater or less amount within the last two
years. Their districts, tribes and names and as followss-
District
Trib.
Shaikh
Batinah
A1 Howasinah
Sultan bin Saif
n
Yal Sa'ad
Hamad Bin Hilal bin Hamad
Western Hajar
B. Ali
Saif bin Amir
Oman proper
A1 Ibriyin
Hamad bin Muhammad
H
Bani Riyam
Sulaiman bin Hinyar
ft
A1 Bu Sa»id
(the Sultan’s tribe)
It
A1 Awamir
Khamis bin Rashid
Hamad bin Rashid
Bani Ghafir
Muhammad bin Nasir
Khalid bin Nasir
ifhirah and Jau
Bani Ka*ab
Ubaid bin Juma’ (see
EA 1019/8 and
E 11092)
(see also under Bani Ghafir
Oman Proper)
A1 Daru*
H
Bani Qitab
(northern sections
Eastern Hajar Bani Battash
Bani Jabir
* Bani Ruwahah
Muhammad bin Sultan
Muhanaad bin SaHd
Muhammad bin Ali bin Rubaiyah
(EA 1019/8)
’♦Friendly to Sultan 1 *
Muhammad bin Rashid bin Harib
Salih bin Harib
Saif bin Ahmad bin Hamid
(The Imam’s tribe, but both
visited Sultan in 1948).
Sharqiyah and Ja'alan
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