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Shaikh Kh&lld who succeeded as head of the Beni Bu All tribe, Ja'alan on
the death of his father Shaikh All bln Abdullah al hamoodah al Alvl was not
accepted by the tribesman as their chief; they appointed Instead Salim bln
Abdullah, brother of the late Shaikh.
The Imam's daughter who parried Shaikh Ahmad bln Hamid died early in the
year.
The Sultan dismissed the Balls of Shlnas, Sohar, Mussanna' and Khasab.
Sultan bin Salim the deposed Shaikh of Ras al Khlisah took refuge In Muscat
in August after he had attacked the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain and the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
Agent at Sharjah with a loaded reTolver. The Sultan afforded him the proverbial
"Arab Hospitality 4 , and off erred to mediate between the deposed Shaikh and Ris
Majesty's Government. At the end of the year negotiations were still proceeding,
with every prospect of success.
The usual spasmodic raids on camel caravans and buses plying between Muscat
and Dubai and Sharjah occurred throughout the year. The Sultan was able to do
little or nothing for their safeguard. Early in the year Shaikh Mohammed bin Naslr
al Ma'abi of the Abu Bagra arrived In Muscat to discuss the question of these
raids with the Minister of the Interior but nothing came of these discussions and
the raids continued.
There has been throu^iout the year a general exodus of the Bedouin to the
Oilfields of Bahrain, Qatar, Dhahran and Kuwait where they hope to obtain employment.
(b). Local .
Events In India and Pakistan were followed •with much Interest • The deaths
of Mahatma Ghandl and Mohammed All Jinnah were deeply regretted, and marks of
condolence were shown by all classes of the population. The Hyderabad "incident 4
caused some feeling amongst both Indians and Pakistanis.
On July IOth and Agreement was signed between His Highness and the
Imperial Bank of Iran whereby a branch of the Imperial Bahk of Iran was permitted
to be opened In Muscat. The Bahk started functioning on the 25th September and
the flrit Manager was Mr. D. Scott. The merchants had for long been clamouring
for a bank and business so far has been fairly brisk.
The birth of a son to Their Royal Highnesses Princess Elisabeth and the
Duke of Edinburgh was received with great rejoicing by all. The Consulate
flagstaff was dressed and there was a round of parties where the healths of Their
Royal Highnesses and the young Prince were freely drunk. His Highness'
/congratulations were