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'Muscat. Desire of Sultan Taimur bin Faisal to Abdicate.' [150r] (307/408)
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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COiiPIDEM 'IAL.
7/3
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No. of 1931
Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
& Consulate, Muscat,
Recess Office,
Karachi, 12th hay 1931.
The Secretary to the Hon'ble 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.
in the Persian tiulf, -bushire.
Memorandum . - ]
Please refer to my telegram ]5o.21-K of ^th Lay 1931.
The Sultan has at last agreed to return to kuscat
under the combined influence of the communicaticn I gave him,
my arguments when 1 saw him at Cawnpore, and those of Saiyid
Said when the latter saw His Highness at Dehra Dun. H.H. told
Saiyid Said that he would "be very glad to see the Hon'ble 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.
at Iluscat in -November to discuss various
important matters with him. I asked Saiyid Said whether
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H.H. was coming to Muscat merely for/interview with 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.
or for the customary three months. Saiyid
Said replied that H.H. was not definite on this point but
that he - Saiyid Said - presumes it was for three months.
H.H. was a sick man with a attack of stomach trouble and so
Saiyid Said naturally could not press him on details. In fact
it was only after two or three days pressing by Saiyid Said thai
H.H. finally said he would return. He has sent no v/ritten
reply to the communication I gave him, but presumably he will
do so when he recovers. Saiyid Said had a telegram from him
a few days ago to say that he was better.
2• The point arises as to from what date the H.H's
reduced allowance should commence. Presumably from the 1st
of lay i.e. as effecting his allowance for that month.
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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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Foliation: The foliation system in use is the sequence of numbers appearing in the top right hand corner of each folio.
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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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