'File 8/62 Muscat State Affairs: Principal Shaikhs and Tribes of Oman' [‎51r] (101/296)

control over the interior* indeed «• are veider eor^e ^oral
obligation to do ®o* The rolltloal intent hoc »ho«n that the
uih«&Y*at) #doh ended in the loee of the hinterlarid oer#
largely broo^t about by o r ineietertce on the abolition of
the arm traffic lust aa at an earlier day ^a|yid t'tixki «ae
esaharra»ted by hie loyal coOi eratlon in the abolition of the
t lave trade# «e have liad to MN*d troo e to ruaoait on
several ocaaeione to restore order and the greater the a&tent
of the ^ultim’a ogotrol, the leea livelihood there will be
in future of dlaaontcnt beng formed agai uat hie rule#
no* that *«l oleue> uonoea^io^a iiaited are in a poti tlon to
o. «* their e^eratione it is obviously in our InUreata
that the atate eiiouM be in a position to uuy ort them in
their yoorneys and aiaur# their safe oor>iuot wtierevir they
wiai; to go# without this it aill nev* r be yoeaicle lor then
to ascertain the value of their conoeet i n# I feel therefore#
froiQ ev^ry point of view, both as an act of graoe to a ruler
who ijave us valua le support during the mar and in our
in teres to in ti. la area generally we should agree to feia Highntaa*
request and aup ort him by every &e*na poeeible#
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8# ihe aupport we ahoula be prepared to give hi» ie
as follows*up to 100C rifles with equipment a*td iuo rounds
per rifle# 0 »ortary of ©odem ty^ e in addition to the
present of artillery which I have re com tended aeparsteiy#
and two auctions of aaohine ipmm aaW|) lete# in addition Hit*
nighties<* should m allowed to purohaae such tentage# trsns^ ort 9
©nlical sup;, lies am eigalling e^ui ; '.ent as he ©ay require#
we ourselves ; reettited the Btate with artillery in 1 >?i and
tH9d ai tli far less osuse, and mm oih< r tatea have done the
tto^e# indeed there is every riel tfcut if we will not provide
hie requirements otu re will gladly do so# in addition His
Higimes* would require another nrltish of iatr for hie levies
together with several retired Indian office is aixi r#0#r#a 9
these could aud should be eiaie available and ula Hi^unes;
should be encouraged in every way to , laoe his levies upon a
tidiroughly sound footing# m need hav« no fear that the
tultaa sill use these forces recklessly or involve ue in any
complication* inert by f for he is extremely eagaolous and
realists clearly that he ©out rule by consent if his position
in the interior is ever to be ra-estatllshed* i do not
reaaeiMaA that hs dbauld be given ai^y erico<rag«®ent to believe
that arl tish troc.s will be made avaixa^le U>ough it is
conaeivault that at some Urn some assistance from the u#A#?«
migiit he desiiable, 1 would be glad to Knew as early as
possible what reply 1 should convey to Hie Hi^ness#
1 am sending a copy of this latter to His aajesty f s
secretary of utate for India, and to the political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
at ruscut#
I have the honour to be#
dir#
Your mot! obedient servant#
i oi\ t i*SSt' k iJtiik't ‘ \ er t x m* uul j •
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