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'File 8/63 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: SHIHUH TRIBE.' [25r] (49/56)
The record is made up of 1 file (26 folios). It was created in 1930. 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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25
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4
The present situation.
aheiieh nasan of ahasab is on a visit to .Liman and
Diba. The rumour that he has gone there and to
Fujairah to enlist the support of thr tribes in the
event of punitive action being taicen against nim ( as
indicated in P.R ! 8 telegram lio. 291) so far lacks
confirmation but it is not improbable, ne was reported
to be at al _jarsha near Diba on 27th the day I left
Diba. x have written to him to come at Ahasab to see
me.
r,:
I landed at tsumazar
on 27th where
situation is
normal. Sk. Muhammad
bin All ai Mahdi&
Sh.Muharmnad bin Hilal
are v<ith me in
Al Sa’id, The other
two 8h.ie.khs
AbdulJ^h bin aultan
and' Aid bin
lasir are in Diba.
The wali is still living in his fort at ishasab
but without influence and indeed is unable to go in
safely to the village where the aheikh^s order for
bidding tiie bazaar to sell him food still holds, ne is
therefore still being sustained from one or other of
the ships in harbour - at present Al sa‘id.
The aheiim has left a retainer one nilal bin All
,in his place. This man has not called on me in Al Sa’id
but in response to my letter inviting him to do so has
expressed his willing ness to receive me ashore. As
this man has no full powers to treat for ahiekh nasan
or the Shihuh T have not considered such a meeting
with him necessary.
At Diba when x arrived on 26th aheikh 8alah came
t
to see me. ~e was clearly frightened, x did not confrorr
him with his letter a by which he had incriminated
himself at the outset, as it may later prove to be
politic to localise the area of punitive measures.
.
Conditions in the Shihuh country render the
nature/ and scope of punitive measures a matter
requiring much careful consideration.
Ahasab is a cove flanked by steep cliffs where
concealed tribesmen could make landing a matter of some
difficulty.
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This file concerns the Shihuh tribe of Oman. It mostly consists of notes on the tribe produced by Bertram Sidney Thomas, Wazir Minister. to the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, which are enclosed in a letter addressed 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
The notes include the following: a preliminary note on Shihuh politics, a list of villages and their chief personalities (with an illustrative sketch map), a diary of a trip taken by Thomas from Muscat to Khasab (4 January-10 March 1930), translations of letters from Shihuh shaikhs, and a summary of the present situation. Preceding Thomas's letter and notes are a series of excerpts on the tribe from former British officials and other sources.
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- 1 file (26 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 28, 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 1-27; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- IOR/R/15/6/246
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- 'File 8/63 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: SHIHUH TRIBE.'
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- 7r:17v, 23r:27v
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- Financial Advisor to the Sultan of Muscat xx Financial Adviser to the Government of Muscat xx Wazir of Muscat
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