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the restoration of Seyma to the Beni Hadram.
172 Suleiman bin Suwoilim, the Governor of Phofar, arrived at that
ouili placo on the 15th April and took over
Dbofar.
charge of his duties.
173. In April and May, two bodies of men belonging to His Highness’s
garrison at Dliofar, numbering in all about 45 men, deserted aud returned to
Maskat.
174. Shortly after Suleiman bin Suwcilim’s arrival at Dhofar in April
1897, the inhabitants of Hafa attacked those of Salala with the result that one
of the A1 Kathir was killed. In this affair Suleiman favoured the inhabitants
of Hafa, and was strongly suspected of being the instigator of the quarrel
between the parties. On the matter being reported to the Sultan, His Highness
sent letters via Bombay and Aden recalling Suleiman and appointing Sayyed
Seif bin Yarab as Governor in his place.
175. Suleiman did not obey the order of recall till the end of February,
and when ho did so, he brought back with him the Sultan’s nominee, Sayyed
Seif bin Yarab, and left his Nubian, slave, Noobie, an illiterate and absolutely
worthless individual, to act as Wall in his place.
176. In November 1897, the Wali’s nephew and an Arab who accompani­
ed him, were attacked and killed by the Kara hillmen.