"ملف XXXVIII/٥ المجلد I صور: نوفمبر ١٩٢٨ - فبراير ١٩٣١" [و‎‎٥‎٩] (٦٨٨/١٢٤)

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to Sohar in conpany with Captain \7alker an ’in^liBhraan for
the purpose of collecting r!akat (alns) hut the hultcn of
Cohar sent some one to inform then "before their arrival that
he would not fire any salute for them as he had no gunpowder:
that action shows the extent of hatred which is exj.st.-ng
"between the neir-apparent and the h r alis*
"he disturbance in the country is so much that Shahah
bin ’hiisal, ^ T ali of Cohar, fixed a telephone line between the
fort and the Customs hut one of the .hairs of the ,rabs named
T '"uhamnad bin llasir bin Abdullah cut that line one month a - ter
its constructions and until now it has not heen repaired*
As regards the revenue according to letters it is
decreasing owing to had administration of Government authoriti
and the had ruling of the Council of ministers- The salary of
the employees has not been paid for the months of Tamuz and
Ah (July f August)* Thousands of rupees are due to the
merchants hy the Government who are not able to repay* The
people in ruseat are hungry and for this reason many places arc
put on fire so that the people may be able to plunder somethir||
for their living.
"his is a description of the condition of the inhabitants
of Tuscat which greatly differs from what has heen stated by
Cir Holland. Perhaps the readers have already cone to know
that there is something s.ecret going on in order to create ^
disagreement between this Cultan; te and h*l_* King ^bn oauci
• nd this secret fire would be suddenly kindlee( at a time
when its blaze would be required by the Government who intend
to affirm their influence on the coast of the Persian Gulf*
j■£* would be proved that Sultan j.amir has aodicated in
favour of his son Said and- that rr* Thomas the English youth j
will act as his only GTazir we would then be able to decided
that the Sultanate of ruscat and Oman has been given to the |
,r outh who has recently come out of school to be tiained in
Imperialism,
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