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'File 8/64 II SULTAN'S RELATIONS WITH HIS TRIBES.' [30r] (59/104)
The record is made up of 1 file (50 folios). It was created in 16 Feb 1950-31 Dec 1950. 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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EA 1539/5G
SECRET AND PERSONAL.
FOREIGN OFFICE, S.W.l.
1st May 1950.
Dear Hay, ♦
Thank you for your letter No.289/6/50G of the 1st
April about Thesigers exploration of Oman.
I enclose a note of the information he gave us , which
is largely similar to what he told you, as reported in the
record of your conversation enclosed with your letter of
1st April.
There are two points on which we should be glad to have
further information. One is the reported approach by Ibn
Saud to the Chief of the Na*im and whether you think we can
do anything to counteract possible Saudi penetration (I
assume you will consider as out of the question any encourage
ment to Abu Dhabi on the lines that Thesiger suggests). The
other point is the rumour of American (Aramco) encroachment
in the Liwa area. We know that there has been encroachment
of this kind on previous occasions and we should like to
have any recent details.
We obviously cannot take any official cognisance of
Sulaiman bin Himya^s request forrecognition as an independent
Shaikh, and it would perhaps be better to ignore it alto
gether for the present. He is hardly likely to be open to
Saudi influence if, as I understand it, he is cut off from
Saudi territory by the Duru* and others owing allegiance to
the Imam.
I am sending a copy of this letter and the enclosure
to Trott.
Yours ever,
Sd. G.W. Furlonge.
Lieut. Colonel
Sir Rupert Hay, K.C.I.E., C.S.I.,
Bahrain.
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This file covers internal politics in and around the Sultanate of Muscat Oman. Much of the correspondence concerns the extent of control (or lack thereof) exercised by the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] in the Omani interior. Related matters of discussion include the following: the evidence for the boundaries claimed by the Sultan along the Rub al Khali, and the question of whether Buraimi [Al Buraymī] forms part of his territory; the Sultan's relations with various tribes based near the Trucial shaikhdoms and his claims of authority over them; the views of Wilfred Patrick Thesiger on the situation in the Omani interior and the risk of parts of it falling under Saudi influence; the course of action to be taken by the British authorities regarding the Sultan and the tribal shaikhs.
The file features the following principal correspondents: 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 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. ; 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. , Bahrain; the Political Officer, Sharjah; officials of the Foreign Office.
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- 1 file (50 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 52; 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, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- front, front-i, 2r:51v, 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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