‘File XXXVIII/4 BOMBARDMENT of SUR. OCT:- NOV: 1928.’ [‎159r] (328/368)

Pie expressed his wish to see the oiiei^h who was in jaalan
and asXed the (jouncil to write to him to coiie to muscat
for his interview and it was decided that he should come jl
with, a escort of 20 men only. The Council also informed
hiiim about the dispute among the 4 sections of janabah.
them
he asxed/to arrange* for the 4 sections to meet him on
board the hffIngham, ne told the council that the
untish government are prepared to suupprt the iv^fscat
State m time of need. The l.A.» Captain and tne
Council returned to Cyclamen at 1 p.m. A letter was sent
by tne Comrander of H.A*.S. Cyclar.en by order of the
Vice Admiral to Sheixh mhammad bin nasir of jalan
informing him of the visit of the vice Admiral m Pus
fiag-ship to Sur and asking him to come to Muscat to
meet him xi there and bringing with him 20 men only.
The P.A*. also wrote a letter giving to Vice-Admiral’s
letter cancelling his letter of i2/xl/28 ashing Sheixh
muhaiiimad bin ixasir to come to muscat as soon as possible
in order to meet the vice Admiral limiting his kjeu escort
to 20 men. At 3 p.m. H.k.S. Cyclamen after due
warning stared bombarding the fox*t and 13 guns wer.e tired,
As there was no boat to taxe the setters to shore the
council asiced for one of the ship* s boat taxla. but the
Captain was called by the vice Admiral ©no was ashed
permission for boat and was told jijDdaxm that he was
going to stay at 3ur till next day.
15/11/28
At 7 a.m. the letters were sent by an Asxan who
first went in one of snip's boat and then trasferred
himself to a fishing boat by which he went shore ~.nd
delivered the letters jtfixaixihRxAxjiKfiliaax addressed
to them
to the 4 sections/andjgone addressed to ±$eni iju Ali
Sheixhf to the Chief of Arama for despatch, two dollars
was paid to the boatman. SPieixCh rjasir of Arama despatchec
the letter to the neni du All Slieixh by a special
messenger to whom 4 dollars was paid. The Askari