"الملف 35/134 III (A 54) صور: أمراء جعلان". [و‎‎٦‎٥] (٤٢٦/١٤٥)

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congratulate them on the sensible way in which they had
composed their differences, as a result of which the town
was now enjoying period of peace and quiet which it had not
known lor some timeo I told them that I would inform the
Council ol State, and yourself whom I was going to see on
iriday, oi this continued satisfactory state of affairs.
3. It appears that Sheikh Nasir bin Ali of the Arama
section is on bad terms v/ith Sheikh Nasir bin Mohammed the
paramount Sheikh of that section. I asked these two, Sheikhs
to stay behind when others had gone, and in the presence of
the ./ali asked them to try and compose their differences©
^.s the cause ol the quarrel between the two is a serious
blood feud I do not know what effect my exordium had, but
-t may serve to keep them quiet for the time being. Perhaps
later on the Council might try its hand at composing the
feud.
4. The visit of the Sub-Assistant Surgeon, whom I had
taken with us with the object of showing the people of Sur
that we took a friendly interest in them, and that they
need not always associate our visits with bombardments and
such like, was a distinct success. He treated some two
hundred oases during the three days he was there.
5. ,,e lei t our at 11 A.M. on the 10th. We had intended
visiting Khor Jerama, but were unable to do so owing to the
threat of more bad weather, and reached Muscat after another
rough passage.
Previous bombardments etc at Sur .
6. Since it is more or less certain that the Sur problem
v.-ill net, oe solved without the exercise of force, or the
threat of it by His Majesty* s Government - the Muscat State
being too weak to enforce Customs control by itself - it may
"be irts~t*ucti*e to study briefly the history of the past
bombardments etc at Sur.