"الملف 35/134 III (A 54) صور: أمراء جعلان". [و‎‎٩‎٦] (٤٢٦/٢٠٩)

the leee livelihood obviously there is of actual force having
to be used.
(b) Sloops to have authority to fire on dhows leaving Sur
v/ithout permission. Doubtless, however, sloops could stop
dhows without having to open fire.
(cj Sloops to have authority to bombard forts held by
elements hostile to the state, after the usual warning had
been given, and to fire on tribesmen attacking forts or
positions held by friendly elements.
13* As Acting Political hesident I would propose to be
present myself on one of the sloops and so would be in a
position to judge personally of the necessity of opening
fire or not from a political point of view. The Acting
Political Agent, JLuscat, would doubtless also be present.
14. 1 am aware that owing to unfavourable climatic conditions
operations in the summer are naturally not regarded with
favour by the iMaval authorities. In this instance, however,
Khor Jerama - the ’sanitorium of the ttulf' - is only 12
miles away, and the sloops could lie up there, while the
"Al Saidi" patrolled outside Sur itself. Some method of
signalling v/ould doubtless be arranged between the "Al Saidi"
and the sloops.
15. The necessity for action at sur is summarized in
paragraph 10 of my letter already quoted, while some of the
arguments with which 1 venture to think the request from
Government might be supported are touched on in paragraph
19. Sur is at present enjoying a period of quiet, but it
undoubtedly contains seeds of strife and disorder (vide
for instance paragraph 3 of my letter already quoted;, and
all its past history would seem to show (paragraphs 7 and 7 A
of the same letter; that unless further action is taken it
will relapse into its former disturbed and semi-rebellious
state*