"ملف ١٠/XXVIII تقرير عن الأوضاع الحالية في مسقط وتعاملات الولاية مع القبائل التابعة لها اسميًا." [و‎‎١‎٣] (١١٨/٢٥)

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months beftre hi* d«atli when he left fer Meoea» SAEED BIN SULTAN BIN
KHAMIS AL MAJAALA { ene ef the sheilche wheee eubeidy wae* reduced
▼ide paragraph abere ) had been eelected aa the oheikh ef the
JisaBhEM. He liree at ADAM and Ylsite Sur uccaeienally. It is stated i
that all eectiena are new agreed upen the Sheilchehip.
30* In my letter Ne* C-84 dated 31et Octeber 1927 I hare
reperted that Salyid Mehemed bln Ahmed, rreeldent ef the Ceuncil
ef Mlnistere recently received a letter frem SheiJdi ttaeed bin
Sultan bin lOiamie A1 MAJAALA, Chief Sheikh ef the JEKEHEH at Sur
te arrange an armistice between the twe rival fact!ene, AL ARAMA
and AL MUKHaNNAH and that after arranging that he weuld bring the
ARAMA leaders te pay their hemage te the Ceuncil ef Ministers at
Muscat.
31. It weuld seem that Sheikh Saeed was the preper persen te
deal with when treating with the aRAMA sectien and net ashemed bin
Maser ef the BAKI BU ALI whe was at enmity with the ARAMA and
pessibly playing fer his ewn interests, and the assertien ef his
autherlty ever the ether tribes in JAAIAN.
32* A glance at the annual administration reports fer the
last few years will shew that there has been constant friction
between the Muscat State authorities and the tribes with which
they have te deal. The Annual nepert fer 1925 states|
" Saiyid Hamad bin Faisal, the Sultan's half-brother whl
is Wall ef Sehar is most unpopular with the neighbouring tribes
owing te exactions. The tribe mostly concerned is.BANI SAAB. (Note
this was the tribe with whose assistance Mr. Thomas and the Air
Force Party were able te proceed frem Sehar te Shargah.) A
powerful tribe, and rebellion is openly discussed. His Highness it
aware ef this feeling but hesitates te take any action against
hi <5 brother. *
Diary No. 10 ef 1924 fer the period ending 4th may, l^t
reports a complaint by Ahalaf bln Slnan ef the BAN1 ALI (DHAHIRBJ
against oppression ef his people by Salyid Hamad at sehar while
they were there.
Lately also he has had trouble with the MU^UABIL tri'!^
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