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Telegrams
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Political Resident, s. s.’’Chakla”
To:
Goverrment of India,Foreign and Political
Department, New Delhi.
Repeated: Secretary of State for India,London.
No. T.87.
Dated the 5th December 1931
Secretary of State’s telegram No.3530 of 4th
December. SIR
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I think all that is necessary at present is that
I should be authorised to inform Shaikh Ali that His Majesty’s
Government will not tolerate indefinitely defiance of
authority of Muscat State on the coast, and that Saiyid Sfhid
has their support in insisting on payment of customs and
registration of dhows, exemption being given to Shaikh for his
personal imports up to limited amounts.
2. If I can do this he will probably climb down. If
he does not, probability is that he will retire inland. If
so, I consider that Muscat State should send levies and State
yacht to AI^A to support authority of Wali in enforcing above
measures, and that sloop should stand by with authority to
resist any act of aggression on part of Shaikh Ali.
3. At present authority asked for in paragraph 1
only is necessary, and future action must depend on subsequent
development s.
Post copy forwarded to the Political Agent, Muscat,
for information.
Resident
Confidential Assistant.
s. s. w Chakla w ,
dated the 5th December 1931.