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'File 8/63 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: SHIHUH TRIBE.' [27r] (53/56)
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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—,—
I'ipyji.. wmmm**
rage 3
If it is considered necessary I may empi&y tke
next few days assisting the Senior haval Officer to
investigate in detail the possible alternative courses
of action, may I say txiat tribal pspchology being what
it is. i am of poinion that if sufficient action is
not taicen, the landing of hritish personnel in the
Shihuh country in future will be attended with grave
risics. Two further points are submitted for your
consideration (i; the muscat state alone, has not the
resources at its command to deal v/ith the present
situation (II; the British Agent frucial Coast whom
I visited yesterday in H.M.a."Lupin” by courtesy of
Commnader Sir John Alleyn D.S.O., D.S.C., R.i'i., in
order to investigate certain incidents in the recent
troubles,volunteered the opinion that repersussions of
the shihuh msurgence were likely to be felt in the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
and sulatanate if a settlement is
accepted which allows Sheikh nasan to return to his
Sheiidiship and his roof both undisturbed.
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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)
- Arrangement
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
- 7r:17v, 23r:27v
- Author
- Financial Advisor to the Sultan of Muscat xx Financial Adviser to the Government of Muscat xx Wazir of Muscat
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