"ملف XXXVIII/٥ تقرير عن صور بقلم الرائد ج. ب. ميرفي.، المساعد الهندي، الوكيل السياسي، مسقط. ١٠-١٠-١٩٢٨". [و‎‎١‎١] (٣٠٨/٣٢)

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Him caravan mentioned above deft Sur on Je^tember aocom-
as far as axat Hawaii by an escort of ^m*ris arid all’s asica-
-ns*^eycxid alat Maysdi it mn seised by a a^irty of Bani Bu Ail
assisted by by Ghiaiin and smlstomm mti tacen to Aiqa*The all
sent a letter to the Amirs protesting against this but they
refused to restore the caravan.
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About this time a fort*formerly belonging to the yumris
but taisen from tnem by captain Alban and handed over to .Muscat
authorities*v/&* seised by Said bin Abdullah and his gang of
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in© i^mirs wrote to the Oounoll a suing them to remove u&xyid
hhaaab all as ne was instigating the Bonx m ibxsan against
them, iney also *rote to the xoii^ical *4gent and tiuiyid nadir
about uas.
Kinawi tribes steted to be stopping dhafti tribes from
goiitg to uur or doiimn at a place called itubsnah.
Mahomed bi «aser arrived at Aiqa on 9th uctober with 4UU
men. fh* dnli fearing an attack* ordered m^xteis* - .rama to keep
guard on Salad as bur at night and 50-ldO men are doing so.
Maser bin All of the ATwm wrote to bin Maser and warn-
-od him that if ms ooi/jas to Baiad as hur they will fight him.
On 13th October All bin Abdulla-h( ^mir)wrote to the politic
-cal Agent objecting to the .all removing his Aqid arid aaicaris
which tne #ali did after his horses were stabbed.
On 13th October a letter was received from aiieiih Isa bin
<>aieh objecting to the Amirs hoisting a forcigni ibn ^aud'a)
flag at niqahf stating the Omanis did not ai;ree to Bani bu Aii
any treaty with a foreigner and asking the political
Agent to represent the matter telegraphically to H.hjiAs oo«*
-vernment so as to avoid bloodshed.He also wrote to tne Council
to the same effect.
On the 31st Oetoher»newa was received that fighting had
taicen pia.ee between the muiX Bu All and Ban! Bu Bassan at
K4jood five of fonrier and three of latter were casualties.
the Council of Ministers considered the situation danger-
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