Oman tribal affairs: reports on tribes including reports from Muscat Agency

This file relates to tribal affairs in Oman, and contains correspondence on:

• The request from Sulaiman Bin Hamiyar of Jebel Akhdhar to be recognised as an independent Sheikh
• A report from W P Thesiger on his visit to Oman
• An extract from notes made by Colonel Miles during his visit to El Bereymi [Buraimi] in 1875
• Extracts from private letters from the Political Agent in Muscat to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf
• Boundaries of the Trucial Sheikhdoms
• The Sultan's claim to jurisdiction over certain tribes in the vicinity of Buraimi
• ARAMCO's assumed encroachment on certain territories
• The Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan's wish to extend his influence at Buraimi
• A letter from F C L Chauncy on the succession to the Imamate of Oman
• Notes on the tribes in Buraimi
• The allocation of allowances
• Answers to questions raised on the Omani tribes
• The Imam withholding confirmation of his successor after his death.