'Abdication of Sultan Taimur bin Faisal and accession of Sultan Saiyid Said ibn Taimur' [‎80r] (169/354)

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P.z. 7683/31. IKDIA OFFICB,
WHIT3HALL,
LOHDOII, S.W. i.
Sir,
In continuation of the letter from this Department
No. P*2, 7619/31, dated llth December 1931, regarding the
abdication of the Sultan of Muscat, I am directed by the
Secretar/ of State for India to refer to the further
th i s sub J ect » noted in the margin, copy
^? rs i an { of which has already-
been forwarded to the
Foreign Office, and
to sa/ that, subject to the concurrence of the Secretary
oi State for Foreign Affairs, he proposes to address to the
Government of India the telegram of which a copy is
enclosed herewith.
2. At the same time I am to enquire whether, on
general grounds, or having regard to the negotiations now
in progress for the amendment of the Franco-Muscat Treaty
of 1844, Sir John Simon considers that there would be any
advantage in giving the French Government previous
information, as a matter of courtesy, of the intention of
His Majesty^ Government to recognise the succession of
Saiyid Said as Sultan, consequent on the abdication of
Saiyid Taimur, or whether he agrees that it will be
sufficient (as proposed by the 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. ) to
inform the French Government of the new ruler's accession
subsequently and on a request from him that this should
be done.
3. In this connection I am to refer to Foreign Office
letters Nos. 49298/13, dated 31st October 1913 and
52291/13 dated 20th November 1913 and connected
c orre spondenc e.
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ram from —do— Ko.T.iOS, dated 15/12/31.
ram from G. of I, No.3l52-S, dated 16/12/31.