'File 8/64 II SULTAN'S RELATIONS WITH HIS TRIBES.'

Title:

'File 8/64 II SULTAN'S RELATIONS WITH HIS TRIBES.'

Date:

1950/1950

Description:

Abstract: 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 and Consul, Muscat; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Political Agent, Bahrain; the Political Officer, Sharjah; officials of the Foreign Office.Physical description: 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 side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Jurisdiction
Tribes
Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Āl Bū Sa'īd Dynasty

Geographic region:

Oman

Rights:

رخصة حكومة مفتوحة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000881.0x000019_ar
81055/vdc_100000000881.0x000019_en
IOR/R/15/6/250
IOR/R/15/6/250

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