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'Abdication of Sultan Taimur bin Faisal and accession of Sultan Saiyid Said ibn Taimur' [43r] (95/354)
The record is made up of 1 volume (170 folios). It was created in 5 Nov 1931-1 Dec 1932. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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Telegram; I.F.0.27,
From:
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
,Muscat#
Government of India,Foreign and Political
Department*
Repeated: Secretary of state for India London.
Ho. T.102*
Dated the 15th December 1931*
Government of India telegram No.2972-3 of 8th
December. MUSCAT.
Procedure proposed is as follows
1. On receipt of letter according him recogni
tion Sayid Said would assemble ruling family and
read to them open letter which Saiyid Taimur has
addressed to them and to Shaikhs and people of
Muscat announcing his determination to abdicate,
and nominating Saiyid Said to succeed. He would
also read letter of recognition from British
Government and would be placed on throne by his
uncles* In reply A to letter of recognition he
would send letter thanking His Majesty's Govern
ment for recognition and assuming obligations
similar to those undertaken by his father-vide
fj ZH I enclosure "to Knox's letter Ho.184,dated the 18th
October 1915-with such verbal modifications as
changed conditions required* He would also
request British Government to inform other Powers
with whom State is in treaty relations of his
accession, as none of them now maintain Consular
representatives at Muscat*
2» Followigg day
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
would call to
offer congratulations.
3* Saiyid Said would then notify Shaikhs and
inform ..
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Correspondence concerning the abdication of Sultan Taimur bin Faisal [Taymūr bin Fayṣal]and the accession of his son, Said bin Taimur [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr]. The file includes a letter in Arabic (folio 97) from Sultan Taimur with a translation in English, giving reasons as to why he cannot return to Muscat and willingness to accept a reduced subsidy. Correspondence discusses the timing of the abdication and arrangements for Taimur bin Faisal to reside in Ceylon.
Correspondents include Trenchard Craven Fowle, Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Muscat; Hugh Vincent Biscoe, Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; Taimur bin Faisal; Said bin Taimur.
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- 1 volume (170 folios)
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The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file. The volume includes a subject index.
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The volume is foliated from the front cover to the inside back cover, using circled numbers in the top-right corner of each recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. . An earlier foliation system, which uses uncircled numbers in the top-right corner of rectos, runs throughout the volume. The following foliation anomalies occur: 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 97a. Folio 97 is an inset A small map or other image enclosed within the margin of a larger map, map sheet, or larger image; or papers placed inside a book or archival volume. .
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- IOR/R/15/1/446
- Title
- 'Abdication of Sultan Taimur bin Faisal and accession of Sultan Saiyid Said ibn Taimur'
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- front, front-i, 1ar:1bv, 2r:2v, 2ar:2bv, 3r:19v, 19ar:19av, 20r, 21r:96v, 97ar, 97r:97v, 97br:97bv, 97av, 98r:169v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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