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Reference Code SICHEL GB165-0426 Reference code: GB165-0426 Title: Peter Sichel Collection Name of creator: Sichel, Peter Robert (b.1946) Dates of creation of material: 1962-1991 Level of description: Fonds Extent: 5 boxes Biographical history: Sichel, Peter Robert (b.1946) Born 9th September 1946 in Pinner, Middlesex. Childhood spent in Libya, Scotland and Hong Kong. Became a novice De La Salle brother and adopted the name Brother Peter Aelred. Left the Order in 1964. Joined 21 SAS Regiment (Artists) TA in 1965, and was a founder member of R Squadron 22 SAS Regiment in 1967. Joined D Squadron, 22 SAS Regiment in 1970 and served in Dhofar on Operation Storm. Became a contract officer in Firqat Force, Sultan of Oman’s Army. In 1975 joined the Civil Aid Department of the Wali of Dhofar’s Office and was the supervisor for the post-war development of the jebel. During this period completed the first demographic survey and tribal breakdown of Dhofar. He coordinated the disaster relief program following the cyclone of 1977. In 1980 became Director of Operations of the Musandam Development Committee, and completed the first demographic survey of Musandam. Left Oman in 1984, and after a spell in London became a Registered General Nurse specialising in critical care, in which he has a degree. Retired in 2006, and wrote a book “A Monk in the SAS” (under a nom de plume), which describes his life until 2015. In 2018 he became editor of Mars and Minerva, the Journal of the Special Air Service Regiment. Married with one son, his interests include animal rescue and gardening. Scope and content: Papers relating to the work of Peter Sichel in Oman during the period 1965-1984. Including the first demographic surveys of Musandam and Dhofar and the research taken in order to complete the reports. Also correspondence and internal staff memos relating to the development of Oman, and official reports on social, political, local progress. Copies of slides and photographs taken by Sichel of Oman, including those used in talks that he gave in the 1980s referring to development in Oman. The collection also includes maps used by the military and publications relating to Oman during this period. 1 ©Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford. OX2 6JF SICHEL GB165-0426 System of arrangement: 1. Demographic Surveys of Oman 2. Jebali and Tribal Information 3. Civil Aid Department 4. Musandam Development Committee 5. Newsletters and Pamphlets 6. Publications 7. Maps 8. Camel Trip 9. Talks 10. Images Access conditions: Open Language of material: English, with a small amount of Arabic Conditions governing reproduction: No restrictions on copying or quotation other than statutory regulations and preservation concerns Custodial history: In the possession of Peter Sichel Immediate source of acquisition: Received as gift from Peter Sichel in multiple accessions from June-October 2008, March 2010. Related Units of Description: In MEC Archive The MEC Archive has many collections relating to Oman’s military history in 1970s. Please consult the Guide to Collections relating to Oman for further information. Finding aids: In Guide; Handlist Publication note: ‘A Monk in the SAS’ Paul Sibley (Oxford: Trafford Publishing, 2006) ISBN 1412086353 Archivist’s note: Fonds level description created by Sarah Cox 27th May 2010. Biographical history provided by Peter Sichel and revised 29 Oct 2018. 2 ©Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford. OX2 6JF SICHEL GB165-0426 SERIES, FILE AND ITEM LEVEL DESCRIPTION OF THE PETER SICHEL COLLECTION 1 Demographic Surveys of Oman 1977-1986 3 Items Surveys of Dhofar, 1977, Musandam, 1983. One copy of the completed surveys and papers consisting of research notes. Surveys created as part of civil development programme instigated by Sultan Qaboos bin Said in order to plan local government centres in tribal areas. 1/1 Folder containing surveys of Dhofar (1977) and 1977 - 1983 149 sheets Musandam (1983), consisting of information on the Jebali People, their dwellings, customs, agriculture, religion, tribal groupings, language, population census, annotated maps of the country showing tribal locations. Development history, town plans and lists of Sheikhs and Rashids in Khasab, Bayah, Bukha and Mudha, tribal groupings, one satellite photograph, 10 sheets of 1/100,000 maps and 24 sheets of 1/50,000 maps annotated with grid references. 1/2 Socio-Demographic Survey 1982 of Musandam 1980-1982 223 sheets Province. Recorded data creaed for the purpose of completing the socio-demographic survey of Musandam Province. 1/2/1 ‘Residential Data’ forms recording details of 1982 110 sheets residents, livestock, residences and dates of occupation of villages in the districts of Bayah, 3 ©Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford. OX2 6JF SICHEL GB165-0426 Bakah and Khasab, Madha. Arranged by district and date. 1/2/2 Statistic forms recording tribes, water supply, 1980 – 1982 94 sheets medical supplies, schools and “attitudes of the people”. Arranged in original order. 1/3 ‘Jebali Notes’ Folder containing data on the Jebali Not Dated 73 sheets people. Also contains a photocopy of a letter from Peter Sichel regarding material for the Journal of Oman Studies. 1/4 General notes for Survey. Notes gathered on tribes, Not Dated 25 sheets languages, history, animals and population movements. 2 Jebali and Tribal Information c1976 - 1986 50 items Folders containing information on tribes and the Jebali area. This is updated information collected in addition to the demographic surveys. Arranged in original order. 2/1 ‘Jebali Notes’ 1976- 1986 27 items Collected notes recording information on the Jebali area and people. 2/1/1 Report on ‘Western Area Monsoon Baits’. Not Dated 20 sheets 2/1/2 Report on ‘Refugees Makinat Shihan’, an c1979 3 sheets assessment of the refugee situation by the Civil Aid Department in May 1979. 2/1/3 Statistics for areas including Jelob Al Umri B. c1979 51 sheets Jaboob, Nashib, B.AlMasheni, Barama, Bait Kashawb, Bait Sigilayl. Includes information on tribes, livestock and water supplies. 2/1/4 Handwritten notes on the ‘breakdown of Jebel Not Dated 6 sheets tribes’, listing sub-tribes, minor sub-tribes and 4 ©Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford. OX2 6JF SICHEL GB165-0426 tribal areas including B.Said, B.Qatn and B.Jaboob. 2/1/5 Sheets of statistics recording tribal information. c1979 9 sheets 2/1/6 Notes printed in Arabic. Not Dated 1 sheet 2/1/7 Memo and notes of meeting from Sultan of 8 Sept 1979 8 sheets Oman’s Land Forces regarding instructions for grid references and serial numbers in relation to Arabic place names. 2/1/8 Notes on Boreholes. 4 Sept 1979 6 sheets 2/1/9 Notes on Western, Eastern and Central area Not Dated 5 sheets reports regarding population, road access, water supplies, boreholes, government centres and housing. 2/1/10 Report marked confidential created by Head of 31 Jan 1976 8 sheets Intelligence, Dhofar, regarding Eastern Sector Re-organisation. 2/1/11 Report on ‘Desert Water Holes’. Not Dated 8 sheets 2/1/12 Receipt addressed to Peter Sichel from the British 6 Nov 1985 1 sheet Museum for ‘a collection of miscellaneous objects from Dhofar region’. 2/1/13 Photocopies of descriptive labels for objects Not Dated 4 sheets collected by Peter Sichel 1971-1979, including a Plough, Milk Inducer, Sword and Pipe. 2/1/14 Lists of ‘Wadi Names Jelob Area’, ‘Jelob Area Not Dated 3 sheets Water Sources’ and ‘Jelob Area Villages’. 2/1/15 Names and locations of ‘Wadi names North of Not Dated 2 sheets Jebel Yorr’. 2/1/16 Notes on water holes in Jelob area. Not Dated 3 sheets 2/1/17 Drawn map of the Jelob area marking villages, Not Dated 1 map water holes and existing and proposed centres. 2/1/18 Map of Southern Region (Dhofar) and Not Dated 1 map surrounding states. 5 ©Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford. OX2 6JF SICHEL GB165-0426 2/1/19 Map of Salalah, its hospital, hotels and airport. c1977 1 map 2/1/20 Report on the geography, population, tribal 27 -28 Sept 11 sheets system and history Dhofar. 1977 2/1/21 Plan of ‘Khor Rory’. Not Dated 1 sheet 2/1/22 Report on ‘Beekeeping in Dhofar’ by Alan Not Dated 10 sheets Berkeley, Directorate of Agriculture. 2/1/23 Photograph of ‘Peter Sichel, Beeman – Not Dated 1 photo Mohammed Taman on Jebel Nashid’. 2/1/24 Notes on ‘Thesiger in Dhofar’ containing Not Dated 1 sheet references to Thesiger’s book ‘Arabian Sands’. 2/1/25 Report on the history of the Maria Theresa Thaler Not Dated 2 sheets and its use in Middle Eastern countries by M.G.T Robb. 2/1/26 Article titled ‘Arab Chests’ by Sheila Unwin, Not Dated 2 sheets reporting on the trade in chests exported from the Middle East. 2/2 ‘Tribal Information’ c1975 - 1978 21 items Folder containing collected data on tribes in Oman. Arranged in original order. 2/2/1 Memo from Sichel to M.G.T. Robb regarding 21 Sept 1978 1 sheet ‘Visit to Jarbaib (Ali bin Bader)’. 2/2/2 ‘Jebel Report’ containing brief notes recording a Not Dated 1 sheet visit to Bait Said camel families. 2/2/3 Notepad containing handwritten vocabulary list Not Dated 1 notepad with English translations, listed alphabetically. Translations for words including ‘family’ ‘goat’, ‘village’ and ‘marriage’. 2/2/4 Notepaper containing handwritten notes Not Dated 1 sheet recording numbers of Mahri people. 2/2/5 Brief handwritten notes, subject illegible. Not Dated 1 sheet 6 ©Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford. OX2 6JF SICHEL GB165-0426 2/2/6 Notes on the distribution of Mahri in Dhofar, Not dated 1 sheet specifically in Western and Central Jebel, Marbat and Need.
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