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'File 8/63 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: SHIHUH TRIBE.' [18r] (35/56)
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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From nasan bin Muiaairanad bJieiich of Jitiasab#
To baiyid iiasir bin xiiiaifan wall of nnasab and oheiim
xnrahim bin Munanimad bin uuma 1 messenger of uouncil of
jsdmsters.
The tribe in general and particular have been
informed that you are desirous of placing a flag in the
Ku^s al oabal. This is absolutely impossible and never
obtainable from them neither as a favour nor with a
price. Do not trouble us with a thing that we cannot
endure. *e apologize to you. vo not expect the friends
to accoi pany you' tomorrow morning to the places you
require. We *arn you against it. x>e it .Known to you. it
is cur desire to assist you to procure what is required
so that you may be advanced by your good xgrxxg service
v/ith the u-overmuent and officials ‘but muchness of water
will spoil the flour’• rarden us. if you can wait so
that we c^n consult them as it has always been the
custom.
date 134b
recemved end of January.
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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
- Title
- 'File 8/63 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: SHIHUH TRIBE.'
- Pages
- 18r:18v
- Author
- As Shihi, Shaikh Hasan bin Muhammad
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