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'File 8/64 III SULTAN'S RELATIONS WITH HIS TRIBES' [33r] (65/150)
The record is made up of 1 file (73 folios). It was created in 12 Jan 1951-16 Dec 1951. 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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you have pointed out, lead to the following results:-
(a) facilitation ooil operations; •
(h) safeguarding of communications; and
(c) promotion of agricultural development*
In addition it v/ould prevent the extension of ling Ibn
Saud’s influence.
12 . I have already agreed in paragraph 8 above to the adop
tion of this policy in respect of the tribes of Group (i).
In the area of the tribes of Groups (ii) and (iii) the most
important advantage to His Uajesty’s Government is probably
the facilitation of the oil Company^ operations. The other
two results v/ould only be of advantage to His Uajesty’s
Government in so far as they themselves helped to facilitate
these operations, since His Majesty’s Government have no
specific obli ation to sponsor the development of this
area and no other sufficient material reason for doing so.
13. As against the adoption of a ’’forward" policy there are,
in the first place, the arguments you give in paragraph 5
of your Despatch To* 83. These objections a ear to me to
be considerable. I am doubtful whether th< Llities
in this area in return for which subsidies could be paid,
since any air facilities required are available either at
Sharjah o_* at unseat and the Oil Company would themselves
pay, in the form of royalties and down-payments, for any
benefits to be derived from oil exploitation. There would,
however, be certain inevitable adminstrative expenses
involved in any policy for the extension of influence, for
/hieh there would be no direct return. I agree that the
danger of accusations of ’’imperialism” may not be very great,
but there would probably be criticism from Persia, Ibn
Saud and the Sultan. These objections make it difficult for
me at present to endorse a policy of which the direct advan
tage to His Majesty’s Government is doubtful and which v/ould
inevitably involve His Ilajesty’s Government in certain
financial and administrative commitments*
14 . I have been interested to learn of the enquiries made
by Sulaiman bin Himyar and of Muhammad bin Salimin about
the commencem nt of oil operations in their territories,
^-as reported in your letters Hos. 378 / 78 / 30 G of 14 th
December and 342/3/30 of 19th December to Mr. Purlonge.
The facilitation of oil operations would, as I have stated
in paragraph 11 above, be the greatest advantage for His
Majesty’s Government of the adoption of a M forward” policy
and the enquiries ma&d by these two Shaikhs indicate that
they might be prepared to accept such a policy as v/ell as
to establish direct relations with His Majesty’s Governme .
I agree, however, with the view you have expressed in
d_.your letter ko. 1383/2/31 of 12th January to Hr. Purlonge,
since to deal separately with these Shaikhs v/ould be
inconsistent wit a the policy stated in paragraph 9 above,
and with the conclusion I have reached in paragraph 12 .
Squally, it would be unwise to encourage the Gil Company
to attempt to negotiate direct with the Shaikhs since,
apart from offending the Pultan and in the absence of any
extension of His Majesty’s Government’s influence in this
area, the Company could not be assured of the necessary
security or continuity for their operations even if their
negotiations were successful.
13- Since th ref ore I am not at present in favour either
of establishing separate relations with the Shaikhs of
Central Oman or of pursuing a ’’forward” policy beyond the
/areas
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This file concerns relations between the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] and the Omani tribes. It includes accounts of meetings between 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. (Lieutenant Colonel Sir William Rupert Hay) and the Sultan, discussing the Sultan's efforts to increase his influence among the shaikhs of the Omani tribes.
Much of the correspondence discusses future British policy regarding the Trucial states A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. and central Oman. Of particular note is a letter from Geoffrey Warren Furlonge of the Foreign Office's Eastern Department to 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. (ff 30-35), discussing several policy issues, including the following: whether the Trucial shaikhs should be encouraged to extend their authority over those tribes that may be considered as owing them allegiance; whether the British should enter into direct relations with the shaikhs of central Oman; proposals 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. for the creation of a Council of Trucial Shaikhs and the establishment of a separate Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. on the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. .
Other related matters covered in the correspondence include the following: reports of Omani shaikhs asserting their allegiance to neighbouring states, such as Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia; the issuing of identity certificates by the Political Officer at Sharjah to Omani tribe members, following earlier accounts of tribe members travelling to Saudi Arabia without certificates and being issued with Saudi travel documents.
The file also includes Arabic and English copies of letters received by the Sultan from various Omani shaikhs. Other notable correspondents include the following: 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, Muscat; the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain; the Political Officer, Sharjah.
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- 1 file (73 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front 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 75; 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 between ff 53-74, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- 'File 8/64 III SULTAN'S RELATIONS WITH HIS TRIBES'
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- front, front-i, 2r:17v, 19r:39v, 46r:58v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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