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EXTRACTS PROM THE PERSIAN GULF INT XLIGENCE REPORT
FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 1936. .
MUSCAT .
Tribal fighting has been reported as taking place
at Jaalan, 40 miles Northwest of Ras al Hadd between the Bani
Booh and Bohsin. Nothing was known as to the cause of the
dispute, or as to which side was winning.
These tribes were formerly under the control of the
Sultan of Muscat, this being at present ineffective, the
Sheikhs look after their own interests
(S.N.O., P.G.)
2* Customs Duty * In 1924 it was agreed that a ctuty of
b% shouldbe levied on dry dates brought by the Omanis for
export via Muscat ports. Recently, however, at Sur they have
been charging duty amounting to 12&.
The Omanis have represented their case to the
Sultan who has done nothing whatsoever about it, so now they
are negotiating with the Sheikh of the Beni Bu Ali> whose
district is near Sur, to open a new port in his territory.
Sheikh Hamad bin Sulairaan, the right hand man of
the Imam of Oman, has also been sent to Muscat to discuss
matters with Saiyid Shahab.
( Muscat Int. Report ).
SMALLPOX
5. No outbreaks have been reported during the month on
either the Trucial or the Batineh Coasts.
(S.N.O., P.G.)
KUWAIT.
7. Relations with Palestine . The Supreme Moslem Council
continues to issue letters and telegrams asking for support,
The latest to be received by the Kuwait Government calls upon'
ali Moslems and all Arabs to do their duty towards the Holy
Land ’’before it becomes a second Andalucia”.
(Kuwait Int. Report).
SAUDI-ARABIA .
8. Saudi Reactions to Palestine Disturbances. it is
apparent that His Majesty Ibn Saud is taking a great interest
in the situation in Palestine and that he fully appreciates
that in his acknowledged position as the most powerful Arab
Ruler, he is expected to take more than an academic interest
in the struggle. His position is complicated in the extreme.
As an Arab and a Muslem his sympathies must naturally lie
with his friends and co-religionists who are engaged in this
struggle with a Foreign Nation. As a statesman, he
appreciates the unique position of Great Britain as the only
European nation which has the Arab interests at heart. He
further ap ^reciates that should he openly show sympathy with
the Arabs in Palestine, they would at once misconstrue his
intentions into that of support of their cause, a contingency
which he wishes to avoid.
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