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His Highness despatched a messenger to Sur to enquire
into the position, but later it was learnt that the reports
roaching Muscat wore all exaggerated and that there was, in
fact, no tension between the tribes.
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Shaikh Isa bin Saleh of the Sharqiyah died at Badiyah
in March and Kohamraod bin Ioa, his son, succeeded him.

Hi3 Highness the Sultan visited Sur twice during the
yoar and his visits were reported to be successful.
In February, news was received from Salalah that the
Bait al Mishani, a small tribe living on the coast, who had
for some time been showing some opposition to the T/ali of
Dhofar.. finally capitulated.
His Highness the Sultan received an invitation from
Shaikh Sulainan bin Hamiyar of the Jebel Akhdhar to send
a representative to the Jebel after Ramadhan. Saiyid Tariq
bin Tairaur, half-brother of the Sultan, was despatched in
September and hi3 visit to the Jebel was considered very
satisfactory.

His Highness received a letter from the American
Consul at Dhahran requesting him to pass on to Shaikh Sulaiman
bin Hamiyar of the Jebel Akhdhar a reply to a letter the
latter had written and forwarded through Dr. W.W. Thoms
of the American Mission Hospital at Mutrah, who visited
the Jebel as Shaikh Suleiman's guest. His Highness was
somewhat upset that Dr. Thoms should have allowed himself
to act as a medium for correspondence .between one of the
Shaikh.3 of the interior and a foreign official.
(b) Local. The President of the ?.!unicipal Council,
Saiyid Tariq bin Taimur, requested the assistance of the
Political Agent in obtaining the cervices of a qualified
engineer to assist the Municipality in its efforts to
improve local amenities and to plan a Municipal Office to
be erected at Mutrah. No one was willing to accept the
appointment till the end of the year, but efforts are
still being made to secure one from the Central P.W.D.
Ismail bin Khalil Ar Rassassi, Chief T7ali and the
Wall of Mutrah, returned from leave in January with three tea-
choro for the Saidieh school from Palestine.
Captain Tamkanraardi arrived from India to take up
his duties as Medical Officer to His Highness the Sultan.
Saiyid Tariq bin Taimur married the daughter of
Saiyid Nasir bin Hamud al Said of Rustaq in June.
Mudhaffar bin Sulaiman, the Wall of Sohar, died in
May at Sohar. His sudden death at a comparatively young
age caused great surprise, and many appeared to consider
that he might have been poisoned by a member of the local
tribes amongst whom he had many enemies.
An American subject Mr. Donald W. Bennie, arrived
at Muscat in a dhow from India in May after a somewhat
adventurous voyage during which he acted as a member of tbs

crew,