After the revolution to date, Oman accepted as anOmani citizen any person no matter the colour of their skin, who couldprove that he or she was of Omani descent.In a world where fortunesturned dramatically after the discovery of oil in Oman, and the Zanzibarfamily of the Omani dynasty was now considered to be the poorer cousins,very few Zanzibaris of Omani origin remained in Zanzibar.Unfortunately,cloves are not in as much demand in the industrialised world as petroleumfuel.It seems in hindsight that Seyyid Majid chose the poorer part ofthe Al Busaid Empire.
Katika nyaraka za Sykes kuna “note” ya mwaka 1954 aliyoandika Zuberi Mtemvu kwa penseli kumpelekea Ally Sykes akimtaarifu kuwa kakutana na Ally Mwinyi Tambwe na amemweleza kuhusu chama kipya cha siasa kinachotaka kuanzishwa. Katika “note” ile Mtemvu anamfahamisha Ally Sykes kuwa Ally Mwinyi Tambwe kakubali kukiunga mkono chama hicho kipya. Mtemvu alimjulisha Ally Sykes kuwa Tambwe kukubali kujiunga na TANU lilikuwa jambo zuri sana. Tambwe, Mngazija wakati huo alikuwa katibu wa Al Jamiatul Islamiyya fi Tanganyika. Tambwe alimwahidi Mtemvu kuwaingiza TANU wanachama wengine wanaounga mkono harakati zile.