"ملف ٢٩/٨ شؤون دولة مسقط: أنشطة السيد تيمور بن فيصل" [و‎‎٧] (١٣٠/١٣)

Singapore on their return journey. Although the
conversations with Alsagoff obviously finished before
29th April, Alsaid and Moalim stayed on in Shanghai
because, according to Moalim, "they were awaiting the
arrival of an important letter". It was suspected at
the time that Alsaid's visit to the Par East might be
connected with arms or alternatively that it had a
political significance.
An Egyptian paper named a! Balagh contained an
article in its issue dated 3.9.34 to the effect that the
Japanese Government had appointed a representative in
the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the purpose of promoting
Japanese Shipping interests in regard to the pilgrim
trade between the Par East end Arabia. It was thought
possible that Alsaid's visit to Japan was connected
with this mission or with the growing solicitude of the
Japanese in attracting to Japan Muslim preceptors from
Islamic countries particularly from the A1 Azhar
University of Cairo.
Enquiries in Bomba' showed that T.F.T. Alsaid
had been visiting Bombay off and on for the last 4
years. His last visit to Bombay was in the beginning
of 1935 prior to his visit to Japan. He was reported
to be touring for pleasure and there was no informtion
to show that his visit had a political significance or
connected with arms smuggling. He held passport No.
2003 issued at Muscat on 20.7.31 with visa No.26995
dated 5.2.35 issued by the Passport Officer to the
Bombay Government. Saleh Hayim Moalim is a British
subject by naturalisation, of Iraqi an origin. He lo
a Jewish resident of Bombay and has been carrying
on...