"الملف 35/134 III (A 54) صور: أمراء جعلان". [و‎‎٦‎٨] (٤٢٦/١٥١)

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happier turn. In my letter No.83-C of 8th July 1930 I
stated that - on the negative side - I was definitely against
the proposal of sending a large military force to Sur
until all other means had been tried, and that - on the
positive side 4“ v i<ie my letter NooKol of 28th July 1930)-
an attempt might be made to compose the differences of the
Jenebeh in order to consolidate them into a more or less
solid block against the intrigues of the Bani bu Ali. Both
these views had your approval. The project of sending a
military force has been dropped for the time being, and as
a result of your visit to Sur in August of last year the
Bani bu Ali hauled down their flag lat Aiqa, and the Jenebeh
began to compose their differences. Said Saiyid followed
to Sur
this up with successful visit-in September (vide my letter
No.K-107 of 9th October 1930). Since then I have paid two
visits to Sur - one in the M Triad M last November and again
a few days ago. The net result has been that the town -
which was in a state of anarchy - is quiet, the Jenebeh
united, and as far as Mr.Hedgcock and I could ascertain
inclined to be friendly both towards us and the State, and
the influence of the Bani bu Ali in the town much decreased.
That this state of affairs is likely to last indefinitely,
or even for very long, is unlikely: blood fueds still
exist between the principal sheikhs, vide para 3 above. The
Council should direct their energy towards composing these
lueds, even if the composition is only of a temporary
nature, to allow time for our plans to mature. In this .
connection I may remark that, from what I heard at Sur,
Said Saiyid made very good impression on the Jenebeh on
his visit of last September.
A Sheikh for Aiqa .
^• in the same way that we have had some success -
at least temporarily - in forming the Jenebeh into a block
against the Bani bu Ali, it may be possible to form the Bani
bu Ali elements in Aiqa into a similar block against the