"ملف ٦/ ١ المصالح الأجنبية: الإرسالية الأمريكية في مسقط" [و‎‎٧‎٨] (٢١٠/١٥٥)

American Consular Service
In reply refer to:
File-No. 811.1.
AKS/jnc.' '
Baghdad, Iraq. December 16, 1930.
Major Fowle,
British Political Adviser,
Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
Sir:
I have received today a letter from Miss Sarah
L. Hosmon (M.D.), a medical missionary at Muscat in
which I am informed that she has been invited to go
to the Arabian tqjra of Ristak by the Governor in charge
of that town to take care and prescribe for sick people
there. Miss Hosmon also informs me that you have re
fused to permit her to make this journey unless she
first obtains a letter from me permitting her to do so.
I have consulted with Dr. Barny of Baghdad who is
acquainted with the territories surrounding Muscat and
the conditions in those territories. Dr. Barny is of
the opinion that Miss Hosmon will run little risk in
visiting the town of Ristak, provided of course, that
the Governor of that town sends a military escort for
her and guarantys her safety.
It appears from Miss Eosmon T s statement that the
Sultan of~ Oman has consented to her making this journey
and she encloses a letter to her from your predecessor,
Major Murphy, to the same effect.
You will understand that I, being located in a
city some hundreds of miles of distant from Muscat,
cannot receive definite or adequate information on
conditions now prevailing in that territory. If in
your opinion conditions have not changed radically
for the worse since the date of Major TYirphy T s letter
to Miss Hosmon, which was March 21, 1930, I can see
no reason to forbid her journey to that town and conse
quently request that 3 r ou assist "iss Hosmon in making
her contemplated trip.