"١٥/٣ المجلد I XV - ١/ب الزائرون المشتبه بهم وغير المرغوب بهم سليمان الباروني النفوسي وأقاربه يناير ١٩٢٣ - يونيو ١٩٤٠." [و‎‎٥‎٤] (٤٢٠/١١٨)

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Translation of an extraot from a letter dated Sil», 25th Safar^ —
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I 1345 ith September 1926 addressed by Shaikh Rashid bin UzaiiJ
* Minister of Religious Affairs to H.H. the Sultan of Museat and ,
Oman to K.B. Hassib bin Muhammad,Haval Contractor, Museat,
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I haTe received a letter from Shaikh ( SUlaima^sha) al ban,,
to the effect that he has farmed (the revenueS) 1
of 7 years and thay ( Imam Muhammad bin Abdullah and Shaikh - sa ■ |
bin Salih ) have entrusted him with arrangements and reforms
^ (of revenues) and that he has written to his sons and family
in Tripoli to sell his property and to come down to SI* WJtmh
k,* » gn* ahimats as he likes its climate, provided that the
Italian Govt does not interfere with his family and property.
This he ( Shaikh Sulaiman ) is doing because he has been
disappointed by the Allied Govts, who refused him permission.
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Submitted. The rumour is that the axran«*x*|
terms of the farming agreement are that Shaik)
Sulaiman will retain half the Govt Revenues of Mg
BUSH) and the other half will go t^Imam* GoTt ‘ |
The Govt revenues of BIhllh «oed *<> ** هذه التواريخ تقريبية aT>out
$loooo/ per annum but with the scarcity of rain
during the past ten years the income at preset^
is never more than $ 4000/. Taking this figure ^ '
basis Shaikh Sulaiman* s annual income will be o
about $2000/ per annum. For this pay he is reqjJ
to work as Financial Adviser to Imam's Govt.
To aakeV reform® in the interior of Oman is a m,r
difficult task and insumountable obstacles are ^
likely to occur ,how tactful the Baruni may pru
Already a ease occurred at Small. Manure is -
as a ••amon property by tlxe Jedouin Tillagers*