"ثورة مسقط، في الفترة من أبريل ١٩١٧ إلى يناير ١٩١٨، واستُأنفت في الفترة من أبريل ١٩٢٠ إلى أكتوبر ١٩٢٠" [و‎‎١‎١‎٩] (٥٥٨/٢٤٨)

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BEMARKS Oil ICR* WING ATE *8 ::IOTE OK THE SITUATION IN OMAN AND
measures proposed.
The first stage of the negotiatione with the Omanis had
finished and the second stage had commenced when i returned to
the Persian Gulf from leave• Further for some months before
my return all matters connected wirbh these negotiations and other
political matters in Oman were dealt with by the Acting Civil
Commiesioner and the Political A^ent Muscat in direct corresponc
ence#
Cofcaequently I had no locus standi in the matter, and
could only wait and see what resulted from the negotiations.
As however I air. of opinion that the reason^ which more than any
other united the various rebellious factions In the Interior
against the Sultanate, was the late Sultan's supposed co-opera
tion with us in suppressing the Arms Traffic, i need hardly say
that my sympathies have always been with the Sultan, The Ontanis
always seemed to think that the late Syed Faisul voluntarily
gave away his and their right to import and sell arms etc, never
apparently realizing that His Highness usually acted under force
majeure.
I have always been in favour of doing what we can to support
the Sultan against the rebels, while at the same time assisting
him to reform his administration. The failure of the negotiatlor
due entirely to the unreasonable attitude of the Qmanis has put
them completely on the wrong, and strengthened my opinion that
we should act as suggested above*
The Political Agent suggests that the Sultan should now
bring pressure to bear An his rebellious subjects hy increasing
zakat on dajes and pomegranntes and prohibiting the export of
coffee to the Omanis.