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'15/9 The tribes of Buraimi' [2r] (3/60)
The record is made up of 1 file (30 folios). It was created in 12 Apr 1948-9 Jun 1948. It was written in English. 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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Confidential,
D,0.NO.342
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British
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, Sharjah.
Dated the 12th April,1948
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Confidential.
BAHRATN RECEIPT. I
Date n/0±
I enclose some notes on the tribes of
Buraimi compiled by the
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
Agent from personal
observation last summer and with the assistance of a
reliable source who is a resident of Buraimi.
2. I have not been to Buraimi to check this
information? on the spot because Bird, who is there
now, particularly gsked me not to visit Buraimi now
because he thinks that the visit of any Political Officer
at this stage would be an embarrassment to him. He
has found the tribes of the Dhahira, and particularly
the A1 Bu Shamis, suspicious of ftteia intentions. They
identify the Oil Company closely with and are
convinced that Bird's real object in going there is
not so much to look for oil as to spy out the land for
H.M.G. who, they fear, intend to try to establish their
influence over them, to interfere with their slaving
activities, and perhaps to occupy their areas. Were
I to appear there now and take the slightest interest in
their politics, my presence might lend colour to their
assumptions. For this reason I intend to keep away for /wt
present; and for the same reason I have recommended that
Thesiger should not go southwards beyond Hafit. ,1 intend,
however, to visit Buraimi at some later date.
3. You will observe that the information now
collected differs in many details from that reported by
Lorimer in 1908. Many of the tribes he discusses were
either inaccurately described or have since changed their
habitats and increased or decreased considerably in
strength.
C.J.Pelly,Esquire,0.B.E.,
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.
,
Bahrain.
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The file contains correspondence relating to the tribes of Buraimi sent between Gordon Noel Jackson, Political Officer, Sharjah ( Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ) and Cornelius James Pelly, 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. , Bahrain.
A covering letter (f 2) from Gordon Noel Jackson, Political Officer, Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. (Sharjah) to Cornelius James Pelly, British Agent Sharjah, explains that the notes were compiled by the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Agent, [Jasim bin Muhammad Kadmari] and gives reasons for recommending that Wilfred Thesiger should avoid the area of Buraimi. Reference is made to the presence of Major Richard Bird from the oil company and that the information differed from that collected in 1908 by John Gordon Lorimer. An additional 'more accurate' note (ff 25-27) by Major Bird on the Al Bu Shamis is included.
The notes provide information on each tribe under the following sections: allegiance to the two major tribal confederations of Oman (Ghafiri and Hinawi); names of chief shaikh and second in importance; tribal sub-divisions; area and villages inhabited; estimated population and strength in rifles; followed by a note on the prevalent behaviour and history of inter-tribal relationships and conflict.
Tribes assessed in this manner are found in three parts of the report:
- the tribes of Buraimi and Trucial Oman A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. : Na'im, Beni Ka'ab, the Manasir, the 'Awamir, Beni Qitab, Beni Qatar;
- Abu Dhabi tribes in Buraimi: al Dhawahir, Al Nawsir, al Najadat, al Kuwaitat, the Beni Yas;
- Muscat and Oman tribes: Al Duru, Al Jinibah, Al Wahibah, Bidah, Beni Yezid, Beni Ali, Ya'aqib, Hawasinah, Beni Umar, Beni Jabir, Baluch, Beni Gheith, Maqabil, Kund.
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- 1 file (30 folios)
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The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. There are file notes on folio 29.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover, and terminates at the inside back cover; 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.
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- '15/9 The tribes of Buraimi'
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- front, front-i, 2r:29v, 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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