'Abdication of Sultan Taimur bin Faisal and accession of Sultan Saiyid Said ibn Taimur' [‎95r] (199/354)

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' I AM directed by the Secretory of State for Sto telnsmh to you fofthe
information of the Secretary of State for Forpio-n Affoi^o - p i !•
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 Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. on the subject of'theHluscat sVcce/sir
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S. F. STEWART.
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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 Gidf to the Government of India
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Sir ' T • p , ^ Bu&hire, February 23, 1932.
IN continuation of my telegram No. 104, dated the 12th February 1932 1
have the honour to forward herewith a copy of a letter dated the 15th February
1932, from 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. , Muscat, and a translation of its enclosure
regarding the accession of His Highness Sayyid Said-bin-Taimur to the Sultanate
of Muscat and Oman, lo complete the record I also enclose a copy of my letter
of the 9th February referred to in His Highness's letter.
I am sending a copy of this letter to His Majesty's Secretary of State for
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V, „ . -zwisi. I have, &c.
r.U. S ^ H. V. BISCOE, Lieutenant-Colonel.
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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, to 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 Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
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Muscat, February 15, 1932.
IN continuation of my telegram No. 40 of the 13th February, 1932, I have
the honour to enclose herewith a ietter in Arabic, with English translation,
addressed to you by His Highness.
2. His Highness's accession took place on the 10th instant without incident.
There was a certain amount of discussion between his uncles when they were
informed of the late Sultan's abdication, but the latter's letter to His Highness
nominating him as his successor and your letter conveying the fact that the
accession had the approval of His Majesty's Government disposed of any serious
opposition that might have been offered. As a matter of fact, considering that
His Highness had already acted virtually as Sultan in his capacity of President
of the Council, that he was the eldest son of Sir Taimur-bin-Feisal, and that he
was generally looked on as the heir apparent, no other member of the Royal
Family had any claims to the throne.
3. The only one of His Highness's many uncles who was at all recalcitrant
was the eldest of them, Sayyid Nadir, and his attitude was actuated not in any
way by personal ambition but by fears for himself. On the morning of the 9th I
was informed by Captain Alban, on behalf of His Highness, that all the uncles,
who had been informed on the 7th instant of the approaching accession, had
agreed to support it w^ith the exception of Sayyid Nadir, who still held out, and
who announced his intention of interviewing 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. . He, His High
ness, had no objection. I had no wish, of course, to interfere in the family
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