"ملف ١٠/XXVIII تقرير عن الأوضاع الحالية في مسقط وتعاملات الولاية مع القبائل التابعة لها اسميًا." [و‎‎٥‎٦] (١١٨/١١١)

The 'Aali has taken st
-ps to get into touch with
mentioned during the forenoon meeting that he wished to
speaxw to me privatei.y as to' ( the advisability of taking these
t/o men with him to Has-al-Khaimah to see^ an explanation
of his demauds from shiexh sultan, i began to see some day-
li 0 ht through the general maze of intrigue. The Excellent
understanding which seemed to exist between the Wali and
two Sheikhs, now appeared to be less evident in the po
litical sphere, in other words thjjyali distrusted them.
(c)
Having taken advantage of our presence to put
this leading question to them, and having obtained a reply
which dia not altogether satisfy him the wall kept the con
versation on general lines until the time arrived, for him
to dismiss the two sheikhs and the remainder of the company.
He then unburdened his soul to me, put his real suspicions
into words ana asked for advice.
Prefacing his remarks witn an allusion to the
edan ru q e tjaat if no water is availaule to wash before
prayer then sand is a suitable substitute, by which he was
understood to suggest that if Mohammed bin sulaiman of icumz®
ana Halal bin Ali of Khassab were not able of tneir own au
thority to resist the pretensions of sheikh sultan of Kas-
ak-^haimah then they should fall back on ,he general body
Of their subjects for the necessary support, the Vali proceed
eed to describe what he thought was the true pos tion. H e
suspects thit th.e overtures of sheiih 3 aleh of D ibah are
not honest tney are intended to throw off the scent of other
morey important events, sheikh B aleh is in fact doing all
in nis power to undermine the sh^
hc*dowy influence of Muscat
^ ^ penin6ular > wor* he is assisted by H ilal bin A i :
anu Monammeu bin Sulaiman who are making secret overtures to
ahemn Suitan of fias-al jaaimah, while s^leh himself i s arrau .
^ Q1Vert ^ Wali ' s at ® a «tion by persuading sheikh suits
leuers incorporating tne demanas mentioned above,
(ej