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Hia Brltennic Majeaty»8 canaulata,
Muaoat^the 8th January 1931.
Sir,
X have the honaur to refer to your letter Ke» 811#1
AKS/^no# of December 16, 1930»
2* I am afraid Miee. Heamon did net ex^laiJi the peaitien
very clearly. In the first place I am net "The British
Pelitioal Adviser, Muscat", aa addressed by yeu. There is
in peint ef fact ne such pest here, and mine is that ef
Political Agent and British Consul* In the absence ef an
American Consul here I am charged to leek after American
interests*
3* Nor have I H refused to permit" Miss. Hesmon to make
the trip to Bestek* Muscat, as you are aware, is an inde
pendent State, and as a British official it is not my
province to grant or refuse permission for travellera in
that state* ab I am in charge of American interests, how
ever, Mies- Hosmon very properly approached me on the
matter ef her proposed journey, and I informed her that if
she took the journey it would not be with my consent* When
in charge of foreign interests a Consular officer has to
be even more careful with regard to such interests than
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these of his own nationals* The risks of a journey to
Bestek are not great, but if some unfortunate incident
befell Miss* Hosmon, and if she had taken her journey with
my permission, then net unnaturally I should be held res-
her
pensible fer/having proceeded with my approval*
To
Alexander K*Sloan, Esquire,
American Consul,
Baghdad*