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'Abdication of Sultan Taimur bin Faisal and accession of Sultan Saiyid Said ibn Taimur' [34r] (77/354)
The record is made up of 1 volume (170 folios). It was created in 5 Nov 1931-1 Dec 1932. 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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fact that tba new Kuler will have manj'- heavy expenses in
connection with hie accesBion^ All the ahaikhs of his atate
for instance will corr>e in to muscat to aclcnowledge him as the
Ruler and will of course expect free "board, lodging 3 and in
some cases presents- i venture to suggest that the government
of India "be asked, in the special circumstances of the case,
to continue the subsidy for (say; another 3 years, when it may
be- hoped that the State will have surmounted its present
financial difficulties,
8. it may "be noted that one result of the aultan's
abdication, and of Saiyid t>aid"s accession, will probably be
that Arab circles in muscat excluding of course the more
sensible members, and in uman generally, will believe that we
forced Mis Highness to abdicate in order to get a young and
inexperienced ruler on the throne who would be more under
our control. ihis will be peculiarly ironic in view of the
efforts which we have made to keep His nighness as ruler»
wo administration in the East in these days can afford to
neglect local public opinion, however wrong-headed, but j . do
see at present what counter measures we can take to combat
this view, if any measures occur to me x will put them
for?/ard for your consid eration,in the meantime saiyid tsaid
is writing to his father to let him have a letter giving his
reasons for abdication, bad health, and designating him -
Saiyid Said - as Kuler, and i have requested daiyid tiaid to ask
His Highness to include in this letter a statement to the
effect that he abdicated in spite of the mny persuasions
to the contrary put forward by 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.
and
-HJlitical Agent,Muscat, who in so doing have acted under the
oMers of the (xovernment of India. xhe production of this
letter
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Correspondence concerning the abdication of Sultan Taimur bin Faisal [Taymūr bin Fayṣal]and the accession of his son, Said bin Taimur [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr]. The file includes a letter in Arabic (folio 97) from Sultan Taimur with a translation in English, giving reasons as to why he cannot return to Muscat and willingness to accept a reduced subsidy. Correspondence discusses the timing of the abdication and arrangements for Taimur bin Faisal to reside in Ceylon.
Correspondents include Trenchard Craven Fowle, 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; Hugh Vincent Biscoe, 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. ; Taimur bin Faisal; Said bin Taimur.
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- 1 volume (170 folios)
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The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file. The volume includes a subject index.
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The volume is foliated from the front cover to the inside back cover, using circled numbers in the top-right corner of each recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. . An earlier foliation system, which uses uncircled numbers in the top-right corner of rectos, runs throughout the volume. The following foliation anomalies occur: 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 97a. Folio 97 is an inset A small map or other image enclosed within the margin of a larger map, map sheet, or larger image; or papers placed inside a book or archival volume. .
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- 'Abdication of Sultan Taimur bin Faisal and accession of Sultan Saiyid Said ibn Taimur'
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- front, front-i, 1ar:1bv, 2r:2v, 2ar:2bv, 3r:19v, 19ar:19av, 20r, 21r:96v, 97ar, 97r:97v, 97br:97bv, 97av, 98r:169v, back-i, back
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