"ملف XXXVIII/٥ المجلد I صور: نوفمبر ١٩٢٨ - فبراير ١٩٣١" [و‎‎٣‎٠‎٣] (٦٨٨/٦١٢)

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congratulate them on the sensible way in which, they had
composed their differences, as a result of v.hich the town
was now enjoying period of peace and quiet which it had not
Known for some time* I told them that I would inform the
Council of State, and yourself »hom I was going to see on
Friday, of this continued satisfactory state of affairs*
3* It appears that sheiich Kasir bin All of the Arams
section is on bad terms with sheiKh Kasir bin Hohammed the
paramount oheiKh of that section* X asKed these two heiKhs
to stay behind when others had gone, and in the presence of
the Wall & sited them to try and compose their differences*
As the cause of the quarrel between the two is a serious
blood feud 1 do not Know what effect my exordium had, but
it may serve to Keep them quiet for the time being* lerhape
later on the Council might try its hand at composing the
feud*
4* The visit of the Sub-Assistant Surgeon, whom I had
taxen with us with the object of showing the people of Sur
that we tooK a friendly interest in them, and that they
need not always associate our visits with bos&ardments and
such liKe, was a distinct success* He treated some two
hundred cases during the three daye he was there*
5* *e lei t Sur at 11 A*lf* on the 10th* .e had intended
visiting Khor Jerama, but ware unable to do so owing to the
threat of more bad weather, and reached Muscat after another
rough passage*
Previous bombardments etc at Sur *
6* Since it is more or less certain that the sur problem
will not be solved without the exercise of force, or the
threat of it by His Majesty's Government - the Muscat state
being too wsaK to enforce Customs control by itself - it may
be instructive to study briefly the history of the past
bombardments stc at Sur*