"ملف XXXVIII/٥ المجلد I صور: نوفمبر ١٩٢٨ - فبراير ١٩٣١" [و‎‎٣‎٠‎٦] (٦٨٨/٦١٨)

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2//$ happier turn. In my letter K0.83-C of 8th July 1930 I
stated that — on the negative side «- I was definitely against
the proposal of sending a large military force to Sur
until all other means had heen tried, and that - on tne
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^7 *25^positive side ^vide my letter flo.Kol of 28th July 1930)-
a r- attempt might he made to compose the differences oi the
Jenebeh in order to consolidate ttiera into a more or less
solid block against the intrigues of the Bani bu Ali. Both
these views had your approval# The project of sending a
military force has been dropped for the time being, and as
a result of your visit to Sur in August of last year the
Bani bu Ali hauled down their flag rat Aiqa, and the Jenebeh
began to compose their differences. Said Saiyid followed
to Sur
this up v-ith successful visitjjfin September (vide my letter
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bo.TC-10? of 9th October 1930). Since then I have paid two
viaits to Sur - one in the "Triad* last November and again
a few dayu ago. The net result has been that the town
which m.a in a state of anarchy - is quiet, the Jenebeh
united, and as far as Mr.Hedgeock and I could ascertain
inclined to be friendly both to ards us and the State, and
the influence of the Bani bu Ali in the town much decreased.
That this state of rffairs is likely to last indefinitely,
or even for very long, is unlikely! blood fueds still
exist between the principal sheikhs, vide para 3 above. The
Council should direct their energy towards composing these
fueds, even if the composition is only of a temporary
nature, tc allow time for our plans to nature. In this
connection I may remark that, from what. I heard at Sur,
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5c.id Saiyid made very good impresaion on the Jenebeh on
his visit of last September.
A Sheikh for Alqe, ,
In the seme way that we have had some success
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at least temporarily - in forming the Jenebeh into a block
against the Bani, bu Ali, it way be possible to form the Bani
bu Ali elements in Aiqa into a similar block against the