"الإصلاحات في مسقط: الجمارك؛ الموارد المالية، والمفاوضات مع العُـمانيين" [و‎‎٢‎٣‎٤] (٥٠٨/٤٧٢)

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My personal inclinations would be to envisage withdrawal of
regiment from jiuscat at earlier date than December next on
general grounds, out 'oisis matter rather beyond my purview
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otherwise 1 have little doubt that 7ingate T s estimate of the
situation is accurate and I strongly support his specific
proposals regarding (1) liekai
(2) Prohioition of Joffee
• and I suggest that he be authorised to discuss ouestion of
cooperation oetween Indian and Muscat Justoms with the col
lector of Justoms 3ombay and Karachi with a view to action#
I agree with him tnat notification of these measures
is not unlikely to have desirod effect•
I consider Admiral should be asked to keep number of
ships in Gulf to maximum possible#^ If Admiralty are not
in a position to help us in matter iioyal Indian "arine might
do so and thus enaole us to withdraw regiment#
I am convinced that our position in Muscat and Oman
is stronger than we have hitherto thought or than appears on
the surface and if we support Sultan and do not allow puulic
to imagine that our hand has lost its cunning v/e shall oe
able before the end of year to put the Sultan in a sufficient'
ly strong position to hold his own. Whether or not he will
take advantage of this is another question and one which
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