"ملف XXXVIII/٤ قصف صور. أكتوبر - نوفمبر ١٩٢٨". [و‎‎٧‎٢] (٣٦٨/١٥٤)

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±9 not as real as it oeems* The rest of Qaan outside Jaalan has
latterly heen particularly quiet hut the situation Is not with-
«out sicns of a cooing storm.
The wea* links in Isa tin Saleh*s chain are the Ghaflrl
trites of which the Ban! lUyam of Jat&l Akhdar is the most im
portant.
The numerous retelllons organized ty Saleh tin All,the
Father of isa t all failed because of the opposition of the Gha-
-firi tribes, Isa's rebellion was successful because ho was
clever enouch tojj&yviy the wisdom of brInline in the Ghafiris
first and Jelnin* the movement himself later. Ills relations with
those Ghaflrl tribes must however be very prooarlous.
A letter to mo from the Amir dated 19th October 1928 but
which 1 have ** هذه التواريخ تقريبية ** هذه التواريخ تقريبية * seen after return to Jfusc&t,makes the sltua-
-tion more clear. He states "if the Hlnawi tribes make any meve-
-rnent* the Ghafiri tribes are ready to render help aocordlnc to
the Intimation which has been received from the inhabitants of
Gharblah Tizt Ban! Klyam 9 Daru and others,"
It is clear from this letter that ho expects that in the
event of his being attacked by Sheikh Isa bin Saleh and the
Hlnawi trlbesf the Banl Riyam and other Ghafiri tribes will
attack Isa bin Saleh from the roar, ^
The directing brain behind this movement has not as yet
made its appearance but I would draw your attention to Gheikh
Isa bin Saleh*s postscript to hi* letter to the Council of Mlnls-
-ters dated 9th October 1928 forwarded with ay ho. 120 dated Itth
October in which he sayo
" As you know Saiyid Ahmad went to fcejd with a view ho ine-
-tigate King Xbc Baud, wo are afraid that hie going there might
load to some disturbances",
A souplo of ovenlngo age 9 the Rev, Van ibursem was talking
ts mo after tennio and told me that eeme months ags in esnver-
-satisn with Saiyld Ahmad of Jiazn 9 tho latter teld him that he
was dissatisfied with Isa bin Saleh and proposed writing te Ibn *
Gaud to come and intervene in muscat affairs.