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4 At tho fame lime Hie Highness should bo given clearly to understand that hi> mprri­
sibility as Ruler of Maskat in the matter of making good the loss-s of Briush subjects is in
no way lessoned by the fact that the Guvcromont of India cousont to the levy of compensation
in the manner indicated.
6. Should you consider early action desirable with a view to tho recovery of a portion of
the indemnity during the prosont year, the Political Agent may intimate to tho Sultan the
decision at which the Government of India have arrived in time to time to admit of tho issue
of the notification to tho tribes and of tho imposition of the tax before the coming date season
opon8. Tho rato of tho tax may be Bottled by Iiis Highness in consultation with the Politic al
Agent, on the principle that it should he sufficient to produce in two, or at the most in three
yoats the probable amount of tho compensation to bo awarded. The draft of the notification
should be seen and approved by you boforo it is issued by His Highness.
6. I am to add that should tho Sultan show a disposition to evade the question or fail to
take effective measures to secure tho realisation of tho tax, he may be warned that, in the
evont of his arrangements to oxact reparation from tho tribes proving unsatisfactory, it might
bocomo necessary to recover the amount of tho compensation from the Zanzibar subsidy at
present piid to His'Highness.
(ii) Correspondence with the Sultan of Maskat regarding the Rebellion, 1895.
73. Tho Sultan addressed in April 1895 a letter to the Viceroy regarding
tho recent rebellion, and the Viceroy for­
External A, Juno 1995, Noa. 81*83.
warded a reply to it. The correspondence
is quoted below. The words italicized are somewhat significant.

Dated tho 16th of Shawal, 1312-11., corresponding to the 11th April 1895.
From—Hia Highness Snyyed Feyanl bin Turki, Sultan of Maskat,
To—The address of Hia Excdloncy tho Yiooroy.
After compliments,—The object of writing this friendly letter to Your Excellency is to
convey my best compliments and wishes to Your Excellency and then iuform Your Excellency
about what has happened to mo. Your Excellency has heard about the aggression of the Arabs
perpetrated against me in a perfidious and disloyal manner.. GW hath, through lltt kind-
ness and grace, dispelled them and turned them out—rebels suffer calamities.
Your Excellency's representatives were with me, and have seen the occurrence, and their
knowing about it is sufficient.
This is what I have to convey to Your Excellency, and hope that Your Excellency agree­
ably fo Your Excellency's gracious promises toill keep an eye of favour over me. I have good
hopes in Your Excelbncy’s kinduess. By tho grace of God may Your Excellenoy ever continue
in honour and glory.

Dated Simla, the 28th May 1895.
From—Hi- Exo.llencj the Viceroy and Govornor«Genoral of India, !
To—Hie Highness tho Sultan of Maskat.
After compliments,—I have received Your Highness’s letter of the 11th April 1895 = 15th
Shawal 1312 I have understood its contents, and I thank you for the friendly sentiments to
which you have given expression.
It was with muoh regret that I learnt of the treacherous attack lately made on Your
Highness in your capital by your rebellious subjocts, and of the trouble and loss which has
been occasioned to Your Highness throughout tho protracted course of rebellion.
I have since heard through my representative in the Persian Gulf of the retreat of your
enemies, and I have now the pleasure of congratulating Your Highness ou the restitution of
order and security in Maskat.
I shall always be glad to hear of Your Highness’s welfare.
(iii) Refusal of the Political Agent, Maskat, to comply with the Sultan’s demand for
the surrender of certain members of the Harth tribe.
73-A. The S.S. Naderi of the B. and P. S. N. Co. flying the British colours
left Zanzibar for Bombay, Maskat and
External A., July 1896, No*. 61.63.
Gulf ports on 8th March 1895, having
among the passengers on board 26 members of the Barth tribe. After visiting