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No.C-63/12 of 1938.
Political Agency oc H.B.M's Consulate.
Muscat, the 30th April 1938.
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Political Agent u. H.-6• M 1 s Consul,
Muscat.
To
The Honourable the Political Resident
in the Persian Gulf, Bushire.
Sir,
I have the honour to refer to your meiuorandurn
N0.173-S dated 11th March 1938 on the subject of the
relations between the Sheikh of Has al Khaimah and the
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Muscat Governriient.
2. On my return to Muscat early this month, I took
the first opportunity of approaching the Sultan's
Representative verbally on this subject. He feigned
complete ignorance of the visit of the Walis of Sohar and
Shinas to Ras al Khaimah in January last, but from his
demeanour it was clear that he was not speaking the truth.
He stated that it was possible that the visit was purely
a friendly one but added that he would write to the walis
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concerned and instruct them to refer in future all matters
effecting them and any of the Truoiax Sheikhs to the Muscat
Government for passing on to this Agency and the proper
authorities. Though he did not state in so many words that
the action of the Walis was incorrect his promise to write
a letter to them in the sense mentioned is clearly a tacit
admission of it being so.
3^ The Representative went on to say that owing to
the Sultan reserving to himself the conduct of all questions
effecting foreign affairs he requested that the matter be
taken up personally with the Sultan on the latter-s return
to