"ثورة مسقط، في الفترة من أبريل ١٩١٧ إلى يناير ١٩١٨، واستُأنفت في الفترة من أبريل ١٩٢٠ إلى أكتوبر ١٩٢٠" [و‎‎٢‎٤‎٦] (٥٥٨/٥٠٤)

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through the mediation of the Polltion.1 Agent between
the iHBin'a party and the Sultan
It wu.b at onoe clear that these two mnttera were
closely hound together. In the first place the strengthening
of the Sultan's administration would /inevitably result in a
decrease in tho comparative power of the Omanie * In the second
place an agreement and the establishment of peace would enable
tho reform of the administration to be proceeded with more
rapidity.
The reform of the administration was therefore
tackled with vigour, and Sheikh Gaid bin Kasir al Kindi a
prominent mullah of the Ibadhi sect resident in the territories
of the Sultan, and greatly respected in ttaan, was sent by me
to Niswa, the seat of the Imam., to endeavour to obtain
ndEftrfsxHma ratification of t'ie terms discussed at Sib.
fhough at the commencement of Sheikh Said's missioi
circumstances seemed favourable, it very soon became evident
that the influence of the - Mutawwa ' or fanatical
would be strongly against the return of the gardens, which
were mostly in their hands and from which the mullahs derived
a lucrative income. The leader of the opposition party was
Kasir bin Kashid al Kharusi, the brother of the Imam and hie
Vali in Hustaq.
The mi08ion was more than once on the point
success, but finally after 4 months of negotiations and
intrigue the Imam in February definitely refused to Sheikh Uaj
and Sheikh tsa to ratify the terms.
The possibility of this unfavourable reeulthnd
been foreseen for some time, and a definite plan of action
prepared to meet the emergency. The (toanis had been given a
fair field and plenty of favour. They had been with
honeyed words. They had refused peace owing to ignorance
and religious prejudice it is true, possibly as well owing tc
the lukewarmness of the chief protagonist in the cause
Sheikh Isa, but actually because the Qmanis thought that
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