'Abdication of Sultan Taimur bin Faisal and accession of Sultan Saiyid Said ibn Taimur' [‎59r] (127/354)

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35/135.
Telegram I.F.O. '27. '
Irom 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. , on S .S. "CHAKLA".
To Government of India, New. $elhi.
Repeateo Secretary of State for Inaia, London.
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jjatea 9 -r- January 1932.
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Secretary of State f s telegram No. 57 of
5th January. Muscat.
When at Muscat Syed Said assured me that
he was willing to assume all obligations undertaken by
his father and we drafted letter for him to write in
reply to letter of recognition. Except for change
in preamble necessitated by altered circumstances and
omission of specific reference to control of arms traffic
wording follows almost exactly enclosure to Knox^ letter
No. 184 of 18th October 1913.
Syed Said
In it/_after assuming all obligations
descending from his father, states that he will be guided
by views of Government in important matters0 This
would seem to be adequate without specific reference to
finance, and further definition undesirable since
(a) it follows wording of Syed Taimur's letter and,
if alterea, I think Syed Said would feel that we
intended to impose more definite control over him
than over his father, and would resent it
(b) finance is clearly included in expression used
(c) State has paid instalment of Government of India
debt last year and will, I hope, finally liquidate
it this year
(d) further specific assurances on subject, if
necessary, might more suitably be attached to
conditions of renewal of subsidy, regarding which
I am addressing Government of India as soon as I
return to Bushire*
RESIDSNT.
Post copy to 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®
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Confidential Assistant.