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'Abdication of Sultan Taimur bin Faisal and accession of Sultan Saiyid Said ibn Taimur' [122r] (257/354)
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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Translation of a letter dated Huso at the 9th Dhil Q^deh
1350 (17th liarch 1^32) from His Highness S^iyid Said "bin
Taimur, Sultan of luscat and Oman, to lUE* the Ri^ht
Hon'^le Lord Wi111ngdon^ Ticeroy snd Governor G-eneral of
lndi«»
After Compliments*
We htve received your honoured letter dctcd the 22nd
January 1932 hy the hands of the H.cn r ble the Political
Resident in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
. We were much pleased and
grateful for your good wishes and expressions of sincere
friendship and for your congratulations on our accession
to the throne of our ancestors through the kindness of my
respected fsther, Saiyid Taimur "bin Faisal "bin Turki, who
wished to abdicate the Sultanate in my favour#
¥e thank His Majesty's Government and the Government
of India for their kindness in recognising us as the Sultan
of Muscat snd Oman. We are always grateful to Government
and to Your Excellency for your kind attention to us and
to our State "by giving us useful advice, and valuable
help in important affairs, and when we are in difficulties.
Y/e pray God to strengthen the ties of friendship
and union "between us, and that Government will "bestow
their favours on us and our State. We personally express
our thanks to Your Excellency and request you kindly to
convey our gratitude and high regards to His Majesty the
Ein^*
In conclusion we hope most sincerely that the friendship
between us, His l*ajesty , s Government and the Government
of India will endure.
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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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- IOR/R/15/1/446
- Title
- 'Abdication of Sultan Taimur bin Faisal and accession of Sultan Saiyid Said ibn Taimur'
- Pages
- 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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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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