"مسقط. رغبة السلطان تيمور بن فيصل في التنازل عن العرش." [و‎‎١‎٦‎٢] (٤٠٨/٣٣١)

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5# Accordingly in due course the Sultan was informed
and his allowance reduced to H8.5000/* per mensem*
6. Measures were also taken 9 as suggested by Colonel
Biscoe 9 to tiy and persuade the Sultan to return for the
stipulated 3 months to Muscat next winter. With the
approral of Colonel Biscoe, I took adrantage of the fact
that I was recessing at Karachi from Muscat last April-May
to have a meeting with His Highness up-country t at which I
used all the arguments I could think of to induce him to
agree to return to Muscat next winter. Saiyid Said, His
Highness* eidest son, and President of the Council of
Ministers, who was at Karachi for a change of air, also
visited his father with the same object. i J he result of
our combined "attack" was that through Saiyid Said, His
Highness stated verbally that he would return to Muscat, and
on my informing Colonel Biscoe of this, he reported the
matter to the Government of India and to the India Office
in his Express Letter iio.256-S of 12th May. Unfortunately
the Sultan has now again changed his mind.
7. The following comments occur to me. I think first,
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it must be accepted that this is the Sultans last word
and that no futther attempt to persuade him to change his
mind would be of any use. In other words his abdication
will have to be accepted.
3. There are three financial points in connection
In fact, as Colouel Biscoe pointed out in paragraph 4 of