Abstract

The purpose of this study is to explore and highlight the Italian Diplomatic Documents regarding Oman, in particular, and the Arabian Gulf and East Africa, in general, The study highlights these documents and the way they have been archived in the Historical Archive of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Rome in order to make them easily accessible. The study also presents key topics that are addressed in the diplomatic documents. The study browses samples of brief translations of selected documents which were translated by the researcher. The study shows that there are numerous Italian documents that are related to the area which is being studied in this research; the documents address important issues such as Arms trade, maritime traffic, and colonial rivalry in the region in addition to others; these documents constitute a real added value to the regions sources. Finally, the research emphasizes the need to explore and disclose these documents as what has been discovered is merely the first stage of the work.

Publication details

DOI
10.53542/jass.v6i2.1089
Journal
Journal of Arts and Social Sciences, 6(2), 63-75
Publisher
Sultan Qaboos University
Open access
Gold open access
License
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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APA 7

Abdullkareem, N. (2025). Italian Diplomatic Documents related to Oman, and The Arabia Gulf and East Africa Study and Summary of Documents. Journal of Arts and Social Sciences, 6(2), 63-75. https://doi.org/10.53542/jass.v6i2.1089

MLA 9

Abdullkareem, Nahed. "Italian Diplomatic Documents related to Oman, and The Arabia Gulf and East Africa Study and Summary of Documents." Journal of Arts and Social Sciences, vol. 6, no. 2, 2025, pp. 63-75. https://doi.org/10.53542/jass.v6i2.1089.

Chicago (author–date)

Abdullkareem, Nahed. 2025. "Italian Diplomatic Documents related to Oman, and The Arabia Gulf and East Africa Study and Summary of Documents." Journal of Arts and Social Sciences 6 (2): 63-75. https://doi.org/10.53542/jass.v6i2.1089.

Harvard

Abdullkareem, N. (2025) 'Italian Diplomatic Documents related to Oman, and The Arabia Gulf and East Africa Study and Summary of Documents', Journal of Arts and Social Sciences, 6(2), pp. 63-75. doi:10.53542/jass.v6i2.1089.

Vancouver

Abdullkareem N. Italian Diplomatic Documents related to Oman, and The Arabia Gulf and East Africa Study and Summary of Documents. Journal of Arts and Social Sciences. 2025;6(2):63-75. doi:10.53542/jass.v6i2.1089

IEEE

N. Abdullkareem, "Italian Diplomatic Documents related to Oman, and The Arabia Gulf and East Africa Study and Summary of Documents," Journal of Arts and Social Sciences, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 63-75, 2025, doi: 10.53542/jass.v6i2.1089.