"الملف 35/134 III (A 54) صور: أمراء جعلان". [و‎‎١‎٢‎٥] (٤٢٦/٢٦٧)

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Xhe political ^ency & II.i^.^1' s Ccixsulate,
1 uscat, 8th October 1931.
To
/Sit
The Hon 1 ble Lajor I.C-Jpowle, C.3.H. , 1>1
Political Resident in the Persian Gulf,
H U S H I H S.
Memorandum.
In continuation oi my confidential memorandum Ko.
September r93i, on the subject of i>ur.
^you v^ill notice the general tone of this letter
is much 1 irmer than the last one uateci 8th oeytember which I
orwarded to you under cover ox my above memorandum.
^instant,,ex that you were ready to approach the bextior i aval
Officer for a sloop to tame oaiyid bain to our but that it could
only be ox moral assistance ana coula under no circumstances
give any active support, I tried hard to persuade him to accent
your offer as it stood.
I.othing however would move him from his contention that
the sloop must be xSpared to give active support in case of
anything na^pening* he is coniident of success but fears
the event of unforeseen trouble which might beco:. 2U exceeding-
-j ex^barrassiiit, ii the sloop were unable to su^rort.
■.:exxt accepted your oi^er^ that ootlx he and I had every confl
uence of success, that he was 1 ‘ead.y to start immediately "but
oeiore seating he requested Government * s au^ort in the event
of any unforeseen hostility.
uo the occasion and are. the outcome of i.any discussions between
ther letter xrom tx*e ^resident of the Council aated the 27th
o.
Un receipt oi your telegram Ho. 520 of the 2nd XKLSttxx
1 was therefore cempelled to telegraph you in terms
0 • proposed arrangements as detailed under (i) and
(2) of the President's letter seem to me to be perfectly suitabl<