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No. 87-C.
Bated 17th reed 18th July 1930.
Your telegram No. 703 of July 16th.
I should prefer Thoiuas to stay until the
beginning of January for reasons given in my 6effil official of
July I6th i despatched before receipt of your telegram. December
is also the end of Muscat financial year so Thomas' successor
could start clear.
Reference letter to Sul-tan. Thomas is a close
personal friend of His Highness who specially made him Wazir
(which was not Thomas' original appointment at all) for
specific purpose of looking after his interests. Thomas'
departure will be a bombshell to the Sultan and if intimat*
by letter, no matter how tactfully worded, will in all
probability produce in reply a declaration of aodicaticn. I
venture to suggest that it would be far better for me to break
the news personally to the Sultan when I see him at Dehradun
and try and convince him (what is mtg from his point of view)
that his interests will be equally safe with me (as representing
youj as with Tnomas. I have reasons to believe he is
preparing to regard me as a persona grata.
I propose to leave here on recess by next
down mail vide my telegram No. &4-C of July 9th and can see
Sultan during first fortnight of August so no delay will
occur.
Political.
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