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- Statement ofjl Saasd bin • Myhatraad of D|bab a sn’o^ot of
Khaxid bin Hamad sx- Shaikh of S-^arprah.
^ . shUki
One Jumaah a a lav 3 of Shaikh Sal ah bin Muhaninad aah Shahih,
Cin thg triilag .3 of ISAIAH
wiio waa working as Assistant to Salih bin Muhammad "ash ShahfH^
during, kisx bis mast or 1 s absanos.in the interior of the country
had flagged a man of DIBAH^ B^kheet bin Saeed of Joasimi family
who is W a li of Dibah oolleoted his people and asked them not to
take any steps until he had gone into the case or had seen
whether the other party takes any offensive measures or not.
In th p meantime a man from BAIAH came and a-ked for pardon which
was given. Two hours later Wali of Baiah opened fire on the
people of Dibah. All this took place about the Stb of Ramadban. j|
In the attack 20 donkeys were taken away whilst they uprooted
the date palms and also took away one cow,with them besides
killing one. Since then occasional shots have been exchanged
between the parties and aa a result of which each party lost a
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man. On the return from hills of Shaikh Salih from the interior!'
four \ '/ dJ-fM
about fc&xxst days ago he has temporarily suspended the hostilitie
by reason of R a madhan. One Muhammad bin Saliman Sharqi of
Ghuraifah has also written tonShaikh Salih asking him to post
pone hostilities til after the end of Ramadhan. Since receipt
of this letter about three days ago there has been no more
firing.
GLOSSARY. * SkXkU
" ' ~SaTih bin Muhd aah Shahih of ,S'oahih family under Muscat
are said to be the aggressors ,
sAIiiH is the name of village where Jumaah. a slave, of the
Shahih family lives and rules the place.
JUMAA a slave acting as W a li of Dibah during his master’s
absence to the hills.
bUKHIf bin SASSD of Joasim family, ruling the village of DIBAHM
and who has aadressed the present cbmpiaiht to the Hon’bis
the Political Resident, s „ . 1: ;•
DIBAH is the name of the village where Bukhit bin Saeed lives |
and rules and the people of which place have been attacked
and oppressed.