ملف رقم ٤٦٨٤ لسنة ١٩١٣ "الجزء ١ التمرد في مسقط" [و‎‎٤‎٧] (٣٣٢/١٠٢)

Telegram P., No. 295 S., dated the 10th May 1914.
From—The Foreign Secretary, Simla,
, ^ 0 r ^^ ,e Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire (repeated to Political Agent
Maskat). * b ’
situation. Reference your telegram No. 531, dated the 1st May
1914. The situation at Maskat has so much, improved owinsr to set back
given to rebels by the action of His Majesty’s ships that the Government of
India consider that no further action now appears necessary beyond pushing
tj 1 ' tt- V u 8e ^ erne an ^ taking suitable notice of the unsatisfactory attitude of
His Highness the Sultan. We propose following action :—
Firstly.--As regards Levy scheme. The Sultan should he reminded bv
'i/ 1 ^ that it is entirely thanks to the action taken on his behalf
by Government that the rebels have lost heart, but that Government of India
cannot undertake for an indefinite period to retain troops for the protection of
Maskat and Matra at their own expense, and that it is essential that His
Highness should without further delay, in consultation with Political Agent,
formulate a scheme for Levy Corps on lines which are likely to satisfy the
Government of India. In this connection Government view with surprise and
disapproval the ill-judged and precipitate action of His Highness the Sultan,
as reported in telegram No. 118, dated the 30th April, from Political Agent
and will be constrained not only to suspend and recover loan hut to devote
subsidy to maintenance of Indian garrison at Matra unless Sultan applies
imself in earnest to formulation of scheme and desists from foolish waste of
money supplied by Government.
Secondly. The Government of India do not consider that any of the
matters reported in your telegrams Nos. 419'and 423/dated 8th and 9th April,
respectively, are of sufficient importance to call for separate treatment, but
His Highness the Sultan of Maskat should be informed that collectively they
indicate very unsatisfactory and misguided attitude on his part and that it ‘
may become necessary for Government of India to reconsider their present
benevolent attitude towards him unless he can speedily satisfy them that he
means to turn over new leaf and show himself more deserving of their support/