"ملف xxix/٢ انتفاضة الإمام ١٩١٣-١٩٢٠. انتفاضة إمام نزوى في مايو ١٩١٣ و١٩١٤" [و‎‎٢‎٢] (٤٨٤/٤٨)

Telegram
rrom.•.•••tPolitlcal Agent
lo 1* Resident Buehire
Foreign
3 Admiral
56. Yountelegram No*340 of March 25rd«ito Foreign*
rh«r* »r« **111 a f*w smith'aubjact*,own«r* of propeitty ‘.In
3 arka.which place I witited on 23rd. Dactaouth it now^ihers *
26 th
wl 11 ’ renaln until *«W. by which date Sultant rein!orceaentt Itoa
Sur were, timed, to arme .though.thlt now teeat unlikely as rein-;
forcenents have not reached Muecat yet. Hur-ul Bkhr jutt. arrived
here. She proceede.to Sur to fetch reinforcenentt.today.plcks up
Sul tarntoaorrow * proceeds, to Birta . Fighting at Nahhl commenced
23 d ii Imam wat'reported 6 miles dlntant A adwan.
.after, taking whioh.it wat. thought certain he would attack Barka
4.then carry out his declared.intention of bringing, whole Batinah
coast under .abjection. Kan of. war’s wi.it.to Barka will c.rtainl;
cause, temporary, if not permanent abandonment of above plan.wMI*
would probably have been carried.through had not.that wi.ibie proof
ri b ,.„ given, of our determination, to tupport Sultan, on CoM.t where
Smith, interest, also exi.t. Moral effect of Dartmouth's vl.it
nay also enable Sultan.to exact.terms of peace from Imam.
Sultan reminded me recently, in conversation, that hi..,resent dlffi
culties were due. to e.tabli.hment:of irm. warehouse 4 suppression
.of Arms, traffic 4 he a.ked me. if, our. troop, could be t.nt.to
against, the rebel.. Guided by ftov.of; India’s. telegram, to S.cof
State of 22nd July 191S Serial No. 69 I.replied.in negative in
asking for man of.war I was also guided by principle.therein laid
down. : If,encouraged by tympathy.of Shaik. of Batinah which
he. Is said.to command. Imam thould advance.through that province
I doubt whether Sultan could oppose him unaided. Question of
assisting him will.then again arise. He asked me.recent.y
how it -a. all. to end.if,if he could no* hope for assistance o
how it was a 1 ^ . . ions
u * I suggested, that/falling peace ful negetiat
• Barit 1 ah<. troops, i