"ملف XXXVIII/٥ تقرير عن صور بقلم الرائد ج. ب. ميرفي.، المساعد الهندي، الوكيل السياسي، مسقط. ١٠-١٠-١٩٢٨". [و‎‎١‎٢‎٥] (٣٠٨/٢٦٠)

Justice, accompanied by Captain Alban and 150 levies
and three machime guns, proceeded to Sur and occupied the
fort. Zuber reported that he had settled all feuds and
caused blood money to be paid over immediately in his
presence and recovered 6,400 dollars customs dues fiom
the merchants and fined the tribe 4,000 dollars. A site
was selected for a custom house and the party returned to
Muscat in triumph. Unfortunately there was one case in
which blood money was not accepted. The Makhanah agreed
to pardon the murderer, an Araraa. He was imprisoned in
Muscat but was released in 1924. Meeting an armed slave
of the murdered Sheikh on the outskirts of Sur, he deci
ded the man had been detailed to kill him and fired and
killed the slave. Tills started indiscriminate firing
between the sections in which one Arama boy was Killed.
The Fuwaris took a hand and seized a water donkey Delong
ing to the Arama and a struggle ensued in w hich an Arama
girl was killed. The ^ali was able to use the Ramzan feas
for arranging a 45 days armistice.
About this time (1924) Mahomed bin Kaser, Amir
of the Bani
affairs
the Bani hu Ali started to take an interest in the
airs - ’ the .Tenebeh, having formed an alliance ^ith
authority.
In 1925, Sheikh Mansur bin Haser "rent to Sur
found incapable
powerless and t
ment.
In 1
927 Sheikh Mansur bin Kaser of Kasirah