"ملف XXXVIII/٤ قصف صور. أكتوبر - نوفمبر ١٩٢٨". [و‎‎١‎٣‎٣] (٣٦٨/٢٧٦)

t • the suggestion X ha Ye new wade ol sending a regiaent
te Sur iaaediately ae a temporary meaeure. We can
subsequently »e« if further oeoupatien will he required.
I understand H.U.S. Enterprise•• is eoaing te
Karachi* If H.II.Oort agrees te sending regiment,te which
as X hare said X see no alternative,I would reeorajut nd
Enterprise* he despatched to wmver landing of troops
though X do not anticipate any trsuhle in this respect
as they tan land in friendly mm quarter••
Tele gram* * *.
Prom... Ihlitioal Resident in wersian Bulf at Bushire.
To Govt of India, Foreign Dept, hew tteihi. He 10it
Heptd te: rev* of atate for India, Me 101f.
Secy, ef ntate for Colonies, H# 10S.
Cepy to Sir Denyo Bray at Bushire.
T\
Date. 28th Ootr. 1828.
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nsase refer te my telegram Be T»l».
It is ehviously heyond the powers of the Muscat
te control the situation at Sur.
Sur has never really been eentrolled by Muscat
who, however, has icept power by balancing the rival gax&iKB
tribes* This balance has now been upeet and the Gevt of the
Imam are so concerned with this and with the hoisting of
Ibn Baud 9 s flag ttet they thrsaten that they will enter the
arena if no action is taken by the Muscat Government*
Our main object is te loaelise matters se as to
avoid my stirring ef Akhwm feelingi in Bejd through the
necessity of their coning to the reeoure of fellow Wahabis.
Muscat Govt are, however, incapable of taking the
action demanded by the Govt of the Imam.
If mittere are left by us and conflagration arisee
in which Wahabi forces are defeated we are in danger of a
Wahabi invasion from Hasa with results along the ^iole