"ملف ٢٨/٨ شؤون دولة مسقط: السير السيد سعيد بن تيمور - مسألة اللقب والأحرف بعد اسم السلطان: احتفالات الذكرى المئوية الثانية وموضوع الطوابع" [و‎‎٧‎٩] (٤٧٨/١٥٧)

Dear Weighrtman,
o+yp+cyjscs*
SOBFOiXTlAI.
rffloe of the ^oXitloal Keeideat
in the lerslan Oulf 9
J«»p f tihiraa*
the loth August 1943•
You ffAy/ ba iatere^t^d to se4 the ToXloiiiag extract
f*** * Xitter that 1 had from Hioklnbothaiu when he was in
Bootu> • He haa been aettii^g the 3ulta^ of Muscat and his
father, end found Said bin fainur suffering from indigestion
io«dng to over-eating xnd under-exerciaing t) and making a
ro ind of dootors much to their advantage, ,/h«n j net the
Sultan he had recovered froa his indiipoaition i»d was
^uite well again* The extract reads as follows. •M*
father (i#e* txio sx-dult«n} told me yesterday that he was
tired of Boas bay and intended to die in his native land* He
intends to return to Musoat in October when Said will be
there frost Dhofar and after two sonths to fly to Dhofar with
hit present wdfe and as far as I oould understand reside
there permanently• His present wifi who is in what is
described as an Interesting condition, appears to be a woman
of come education speaking am writing Arabic. Sngliah,
French, and I believe iwraian.*
2. I do not know which this wife ia 9 but hope she is
not the Japanese one as we do not went any store alant-oyed
daughters decorating Muscat* As you are aware the C.I.D*
have followed the affaire of Hr* T.F*T. al Said with great
interest, end his return to his native land will relieve
them at a lot cf work*
Y ou r s e i no e r e ly,
Sd. G3CFFRBY PRIOR.
H# Weightman acquire, 0*Z*a* 9 X.C*S* 9
secretary to the Oovarnawit of India
in the gxternal Affaire Department*
MW DSLHI >
D*0*Ho. C/204
Copy forwarded, with oomplistents, to
Office of the Political Resid nt
in the Persian Ou If #
Camp, Shiraz*
Bated the 10th August 194 3*
^ w
C.J. J«lly aa<iuir«, I.C.S.,
Political Agent,
Vuaoat*