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A com P la i n t was filed in the Court of 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. against one Damti Beiji, who, while
driving a R.A.F. 3 ton lorry at Masirah Island at an
excessive speed, met with an accident and as a result
of which 2 persons were killed and some were injured.
The witnesses are being sommoned and investigation
is proceeding.
382. It is reported that Ismail bin Khalil Ar
Rassassi, Chief Wali and the Wali of Mutrah, has been
instructed by the Sultan to supervise the control and
distribution of cloth in the towns of Muscat and Mutrah,
during his absence.
383. Shaikh Hilal bin Ali
at Muscat to meet the Sultan.
, Wali of Bushar, arrived
384. Complaints have been received from Masirah
that Abdur Rahman Sanjak, the coolie A term used to describe labourers from a number of Asian countries, now considered derogatory. foreman, was
encouraging theft of R.A.F. stores from the R.A.F.
camps. Arrangements are b*ing made for his removal.
385. It is ©ported that, owing to the complaints
received from the Jeneba tribes against their Wali,
the Sultan has decided to send Shaikh Hamood bin Hamad
al Ghafri, the Wali of Dhofar, to Sur, after his
arrival at Dhofar.
It is reported that His Highness has already
despatched Saiyid Hamood bin Ahmad al Busaidi to Dhofar
to take over charge as Wali from Shaikh Hamood bin Hamdd
al Ghafri,
386.
Reference Serial No.367 of 1946.
Mr. Abdur Rahman left for Dhofar with His
Highness enroute to Gwadur on the 21st.
28th, Saiyid Tarik bin Taimur, President,
Municipal Council, called on 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. to
discuss the Municipal affairs.
He said that the Municipality had devoted its
chief attention during recent months to cleaning up Muscat.
He said that he had prograwwed as far as he could with the
work in Muscat and now proposed to divert his attention
to Mutrah where there was much to be done. He added
that sanitary affairs in Mutrah had been neglected for
a considerable period and that he anticipated certain
obstruction. In this connection he stated that there
should be no differentiation between Muscat subjects and
British subjects, and asked for my support, should he
meet with obstruction from the British subjects. He said
he particularly anticipated difficulty with the Khoja
community who all live in one separate enclosed area.
This area, he stated, had never been penetrated by
Public Health Inspectors and was, he understood, in
a deplorably insanitary condition. I agree in principle
that if British subjects or British Protected Persons
fail to comply with public health instructions, they should
not be dealt with more leniently by the Consulate Court
than Muscat subjects by the State courts. I advised,
however, that he should take his fences slowly and said
that I would like to be given plenty of previous notice of any
steps he proposed to take in regard to the Khoja community's
enclosed area. I suggested that any such action should