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aeourlty of pereonu unci of trad*7|
ho wuo accordingly in favour of stronger
meusurea but Hla Majesty’s Government decided

that tlio amelioration of tha internal govern­
ment should be sought by indirect and puclfio
maane;
(e) In 1919 Uhalkh Abdulla’s interview with Dir
Arthur Ilirtael allowed how the Ruler chafed
against the interference of the Political
Agent in the nutter of Jurisdiction over
foreigners and appointments to the bench of
Uugiutrateo. Although the Political Agont
; •
possessed thoae powers, he wua powerless to
otop misrule;

(f) The groeo oppreuaion from which the deposition
of Dhaikh Isa in 1983 rescued tlio people ~
especially tlie Uaharanuh, and the opening that
thin opprenuien guve to foroign nations — en-
pesially the Persians and the Wahabis. The
opproooion io oet out in the extracts from
Major Daly’s report forwurded to Government
under Colonel Trovor’o lettor Wo. 23-3.,
dated the Oth January 1982;
(g) Colonel Knox brought to the notico of Government
that thcjwhole management of affairo would nort

and more come into the lianda of the Political.
Agent;
(h) With an uneduoatod Arab independence moano the
power to do many things of which we do not
approve. It means administering tha inlands
for the sake of the Chief of the tribes, ex­
ploiting the people fox* the rulers, and treat­
ing the Ghioho as a people of an unprivileged;,
olaoaj