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'File 8/64 III SULTAN'S RELATIONS WITH HIS TRIBES' [25r] (49/150)
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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Brltlfth
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.
,
Jahreln.
1011 / 32 *
28th Septaraber, 1931.
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Iherc have bean eotae recent devolopmente In Juralml politics
^ which you may find of Intereet. Shaikh aihomaad bln i>allmin ol
the nhamle (o.f. my letter 378/76/500 of December Ihth, 1950
to you) has written to the Political Officer, Truclal Coast
announcing hi a allegiance to the 'baler of Abu ^habi an<l aoklns to
be dealt with through him* Shaikh Kaehld uln Humald of :a. tac ,
c^e of thfSuralml villages which Is nomally In Muscat territory,
has hoisted the Saudi flag and Is giving lettore of ree oiMiendation
for Saudi passports. He Is also using note-paper supplied by
Abdur iahman al Qusalbl (Bahrein Leading Personalities Ho. U)
descrlblni’- himself as Ruler of Hajaasah. Pelly recently tnckled
Abdur Rahman on this subj ect and he admitted lj**tng givenJ*siU
intorfered^ln and not do so. I have
been told that Omanis who enter Saudi Arabia with Rashid ■ letters
of recommendation are exempted from
fees and allowed to seek employment. (tasnls armed with our
travel documents have to pay all the usual foes and are no- allowe
to obtain employment. It baa also been suggeated to .ue tha^.
Sulalnum bin ilimlyar (ihracat Leading Personal It lealto. ^, Who
has been on the pilgrimage and la still at .
by the Baud la to play In Oman proper a similar role .o -*at
accepted by ‘^Bahid at ^ ^ ^
2. I am asldixg Ghauncy to infonn th© Sultan off
nenta, but itia ,nost unlikely that he will take any effective
action. iuhamnad and Rashid are signatories of documents
in the possession of the Sultan, translations of srtiich wtxe
forwarded to you with my letters ^®v 1011 < 1 9 l O f l ^ askto« *
10*51 and 1011/19 of the 1st June, 1951. I am altiO aaking
p^lv to instruct Wilton that Juhanmad bln Ballrain B . ^ equ ? , l-
to be dealt with through the Ruler of Abu Dhaol snc ilo uot
accepted, and that he should make It quite elemr, m. occasion
arises, that we regard luharrmad as being suojeot to the Sul ten.
3 . I am much disturbed by the develop iont at .*®
could nresumbly forward to the Saudis any protest we receive
f>^m thT sSton. but I aia a little doubtful If wo can i«ke
anv renresentatlon on our own behalf. The saudls interference
ehatufl ouo took place before the recent discussions
3S 2S .m I ao»»i >f «»»» 1...P-T1-.
understood*nr with theci to which we could appeal, ohoa CJ h i
o^S^i^ the matter* X may also ^\ it ^ eoon ^ back
onth© op in i on which I have expressed el sewhoro ^ t
Duraimi are© should be excluded fron the ecope oi the xorthcoming
conference.
lu I am sending copies of this letter to Jedda, British
Middle East Office and Washington,
(W.R* ilay)
0,W, i\irlon^f i^SQ,, C,M*G,, 0* .*E*,
Foreign Office t
London, 3, •1•
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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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- IOR/R/15/6/251
- Title
- '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
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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