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Tribes of Muscat and Oman, 1960

This file contains memoranda on the politics and personalities of the tribes of Oman, especially Al Dhahira and related correspondence. It covers: Tables of data listing sections, Sheikhs, strength and locations of tribes The tribes’ attitudes towards the Government of Muscat and Oman, the British Government and Saudi Arabia The tribes' involvement in smuggling The tribes' activities during the Buraimi dispute and Jebel Akhdar War Inter-tribal relations and leaders’ personalities.

FO 371/140133

Mapping of boundaries of Trucial States. Code BA file 1087 (papers 1 to 7), 1959

This file contains correspondence relating to:Maps of the Muscat - Trucial States frontiers (1)Julian F Walker's work on the Muscat - Trucial States boundary and tribal demands in the Dhahira region. It includes a request by Sheikh Mohammad Bin Salimin of the Al Bu Shamis [Al Shamsi] tribe to purchase arms and receive financial aid from HMG, and a request by Sheikh Ali Bin Ahmad Al Salf that the Naim tribe be accepted as another Trucial State.

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Tribes of Muscat and Oman, 1960

Mapping of boundaries of Trucial States. Code BA file 1087 (papers 1 to 7), 1959