'Abdication of Sultan Taimur bin Faisal and accession of Sultan Saiyid Said ibn Taimur' [‎25r] (59/354)

I pointed out to Mis HlghneBs the very serious effect the die-
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continuance of the subsidy would have upon the financial position
of his State i coming as it did at a time of world-vide depression
and economic distress. I emphasised that no man has a right to
divest himself of responsibilities whicMhave been placed upon him,
and to abandon his State and his family to the charity of others,
and that such ccnduct would sully his name* ^o every kind of
appeal he was absolutely impervious, and I am convinced that
nothing short of personal violence would have induced him to go on
board the steamer and sail for Muscat*
finally, at the end of these two prolonged interviews
His Hi^iness got up and asked me to write him a short letter to
which he coild give a final reply in writing# I therefore
addressed him a short letter communicating the message that I have
received from the Government of India regarding his allowance and
the subsidy, and ending with a short appeal to him to reconsider
Ms decision. I now forward for the information of the Government
of India a copy of His Hi^lnes8 , rep^y, from which it will be seen
that ne accepts the reduction of his allowance t admits the ri^it
of Government to withdraw the subsidy, if they see fit to do so, and
finally abdicates from the Throne, appointing as his successor his
son, Saiyid Baid bin Taimur.
^ fear there is nothing to be done but to accept His
Higmess' deoision as final. axcept froa the financial point of
view I do not think that Said laiaur's departure is to be
regretted. He has proved himself an utterly incompetent am useless
ruler, and departs unregretted, I believe, by a single soul in his
State.
6# 1% now remains to consider the question of the
succession.