"ثورة مسقط، في الفترة من أبريل ١٩١٧ إلى يناير ١٩١٨، واستُأنفت في الفترة من أبريل ١٩٢٠ إلى أكتوبر ١٩٢٠" [و‎‎١‎٠‎٣] (٥٥٨/٢١٦)

CONFIDENTIAL.
No, 169-C of 101?
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British Consulate and Political Agency
Muscat December 20th 1917
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To the Deputy Political Resident in the Persian G-ulf
Bushire
Sir
In continuation of my letter No.l-T dated 30th October
last and addressed to the Deputy Secretary in the Foreign
Department snxfekK giving proposals for the amelioration of
the present situation in Oman, I have the honour to report
that the present Customs Superintendent of the Sultan, who is
a British Subject, has informed me that he will be unable
to continue the charge of the Customs Administration as he
is unable to find the money necessary for the purpose.
2 # His Highness the Sultan has asked me whether T could
arrange for the big loan to coV;er all his debts, in the man
ner which I had suggested and which is set forth in my let
ter above referred to.
3. His Highness has agreed to employ a Customs Super-
intendent whom we may nominate for him but asks that, in the
event of the Government approving of the scheme, the name of
this employe may be given him and that he may be allowed to
issue the letter himself requesting the selected person to
take up the appointment. As our object is to strengthen the
Sultah in the eyes of his people I support this request.
Were we to appoint this official openly and directly it would
appear to the Arab world as if we had taken the first step
towards occupying the country.^ ^
4 it will, however,be necessary^to make clear in
writing to the Sultan that one of the conditions of our
loan is the reformation of hhk his whole system by this