"ملف XXXVIII/٥ المجلد I صور: نوفمبر ١٩٢٨ - فبراير ١٩٣١" [و‎‎٢‎٨‎٥] (٦٨٨/٥٧٦)

but tnat true should be done very cautiously, (para 71 of hie
letter). The Political Keeident xe also of opinion that
caution is neceeoary. s,nd so am I. It la^eaey to one
rupee*s ^orth ol crops out of the ground by putti^ t^ro rupees
into it* # and to incroate the Sur revenues to the extent of
entailing - Ifyn dwtotl alone - our active Intervention,
^ould hardly be «orth ^hile. The object is of eourte to strike
the happy mean.
4. The chief leakage with regard to imports is by the use
of diehoneat menifeste. (Para V of >Tr. Thoma8 , s letter). It
is the business of the 6ur Custom© officials to check theee
doc^ents, but here they meut ^ith opposition, and the rt&ie
as: yet has not sufficient prestige to give them the neceaeary
backing.
o. ^ith reference to the matter of the Sur Customs
; ^rsonnel. It «ill be seen from vara VTI of IFr. Thomases letter
truit measures have already been taken to check the r?i&lT&duiinis~
tration of the f or Cuetoms I>irucLoi. by ©ending there an
* appraiser* uiiiet oruore *l\i cu virtuully [ lace him over the
irector. IXt* Thomae likewise inforiis mo that Saiyid Zzild is
visiting Pur very shortly to makt enquiries on the spot. The
director ren^ral of < ustoms, Ickarider i flcndi, 1& ulao return*
ing from leave almoet i itiediately, and nis vio^s should be of
value ~ith regard to a new Cirector. Under thece circumstances
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J venture to suggest thfct the question of new Director be left
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over for the moment until I return to Xuscat at the end of ne*t
month, ~*hen 1 ~ill u*.ke an early opportunity of visiting fur,
and that the representations ^hich the Political ^oeidont ^ieheS
me to make to the State {on the subject of the Customs adminis
tration at Sur) be IKe-'ise postponed until then.
I have the honour to be,
fir.
Your meet obedient cervant.
( <iA) 7T C * ^(\^Cc
Major,
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