Coll 20/2 'Administration: Question of abdication of Sultan; Succession and Subsidies; Question of abrogation of treaties with USA and France'

Content

The file contains letters, telegrams, minutes, and draft correspondence related to the abdication of Sultan Taimur bin Faisal of Muscat [Taymūr bin Fayṣal Āl Bū Sa‘īd] and the accession of his son, Said bin Taimur [Sa‘īd ibn Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] in 1932. The early correspondence concerns efforts to prevent Taimur from abdicating and to improve Muscat's flagging economy. Once the abdication is accepted several questions are raised and discussed, including:

• the suitability of a successor and the arrangements for the accession of his son, Said
• whether to continue both the Arms Traffic and Zanzibar Subsidy payments (this question is raised again in 1948)
• the renegotiation of Muscat's treaties with the French, Americans, and the tribes of Oman's interior
• whether to continue Taimur's personal allowance
• Sultan Said's changes to government

Further correspondence within the file deals with the following matters:

• requests for statistical information about Muscat from the Danish government for their yearbook in 1934 and 1935
• a plea from Kamile Ilgiray, an ex-wife of former Sultan Taimur, to the British Government for help with her son's education
• the question of the best time to inform the French, American, and Dutch governments of Sultan Said's succession
• the whereabouts of former Sultan Taimur, including his visits to Saudi Arabia in 1933 and Japan in 1939.

The majority of the correspondence is between the 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. in Muscat, Political 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Government of India (Foreign Department), 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. , and Foreign Office. Further correspondence is from Sultans Taimur and Said, the French and Indian Governments, and several British political and diplomatic offices in Europe and the Middle East.

Extent and format

1 file (375 folios)

Arrangement

The file is arranged in chronological order from the back of the file to the front.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 378; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

Written in

English and French in Latin script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/L/PS/12/2952

Former external reference(s)

Coll 20/2

History of this record

Date(s)

7 Oct 1930-26 Aug 1948 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Treaties

People & organisations

Government of India, Foreign and Political DepartmentPolitical Resident, Persian GulfForeign OfficeTaymūr bin Fayṣal Āl Bū Sa'īdSultan of Muscat and Oman Sa'īd ibn Taymūr Āl Bū Sa'īd

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Coll 20/2 'Administration: Question of abdication of Sultan; Succession and Subsidies; Question of abrogation of treaties with USA and France', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/2952, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000602.0x0001ef> [accessed 16 April 2024]

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