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'Muscat. Desire of Sultan Taimur bin Faisal to Abdicate.' [141r] (291/408)
The record is made up of 1 volume (198 folios). It was created in 2 Jun 1929-29 Oct 1931. 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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Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
& H.B.K's Consulate, Muscat,
Recess Office,
Karachi, the 5th May 1931.
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residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
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The Secretary to the Hon^le the Political Reisident
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Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
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Memorandum.
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With reference to correspondence ending with my
telegram Ko.Ml of 29th April. The circumstances in which
the meeting at Lahore with the Sultan and Saiyid Said fell
through are explained in the attached copy of a letter I
wrote to Saiyid Said. If His Highness was "very ill" I
considered that he would not be able to transact business
for some days, in which case I would simply be wasting my
time at iJehra Dun. This proved correct as on return here
I received a letter from Saiyid Said from Dehra Dun to the
effect that H.H. was ill in bed with fever, and that he
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would take up business with him when he was better, ky
letter to Saiyid Said also touches on various important
points connected with Muscat.
2. As stated in paragraph 1 of my letter to Saiyid
Said I had several discussions with h.H. I renewed the
favourable impression I received in my interview with him
of last year (paragraph 2 of my letter of September 8th,
1930/. H .H. is decidedly "all there", and if only he
could be induced to take up the reins of Government would -
in my opinion - make a good Sultan. On the main issue of
our meeting, his return to Liuscat, he proved obdurate.
- used all the old arguments at my command (vide paragraph
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Correspondence relating to abdication of Saiyid Taimur bin Faisal [Taymūr bin Fayṣal], Sultan of Muscat and Oman. Correspondence discusses how the Sultan had initially expressed a desire to abdicate in 1920 following the conclusion of the Omani rebellion and the Treaty of Sib. Correspondence relates to attempts by British officials to dissuade Taimur bin Faisal from abdicating including a reduction in his financial allowance from the Government of India. Letters discuss arrangements for his son Saiyid Said bin Taimur [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr] to rule through a Council of Regency and the tenents of the Ibadhi branch of Islam on election of their religious head. A letter describes how Saiyid Said bin Taimur became Sultan at the age of 22 following time as President of the Council of Ministers and de facto ruler for two years. Other topics discussed include: finances, proposed increase of the Muscat tarriff and the Zanzibar Subsidy; the Sultan's [Taymūr bin Fayṣal] house in India; succession in Oman; and Bertram Thomas.
Correspondents include Cyril Charles Johnson Barrett, 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. ; Gerald Patrick Murphy, 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; Saiyid Taimur bin Faisal [Taymūr bin Fayṣal]; Foreign Secretary to the Government of India.
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- 1 volume (198 folios)
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The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file. The front of the file includes a contents page arranged alphabetically.
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- 'Muscat. Desire of Sultan Taimur bin Faisal to Abdicate.'
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- front, front-i, 1cr:1fv, 2r:24v, 25ar:25bv, 26r:69v, 71r:80r, 83r:99v, 102r:128v, 129ar:129bv, 130r:136v, 137ar:137cv, 138r:141v, 143r:153v, 155r:172v, 174r:199v, back-i, back
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