'Muscat. Desire of Sultan Taimur bin Faisal to Abdicate.' [‎26r] (61/408)

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attach on Liiiscali and iiirtri ajsuiaed tne t>ultaiia ue^
in iwliUjji'L.iaa± seized tne po r wer on TuridL 1 * dentin and
contrary to ^enerc;x expectation no disturbance of tLie jener^i
peace tooJ£ piace©
riie unusxai quiet tnat prevaiied subsequent to Saxyid xur-
w<w
•kl's dentil attributed by the acting i^olijiical Agent^ to the
uncertainty in tiie minds of the people as to whether Govern-
-ment would, man tain tae policy of active support promised to
Sayid Tur :i in 13^6 or not©
a
fiaiyid Abdul .^iz/brother of tiaiyrd Turi^i^who had made
many unsuccessful attempts to obtain the sovereignty but had
irfi*
jc : frujtratidL "ty our n terve^tion «iiote A '.cesiaent ciaii..iii^
the inheritance and asJcin^ ichat were tiie iij-tentions oi tfovern*'
•Hsient and received a reply that tne interests of G-overni-'ent
vie re chiefly concerned in tne man te nance of tranquility and ; ■
t ie prosperity of tne people under rule 15 o ^tnuir o n cnoice^
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jfaiiin. to obtain a more definite explanation saiyid Abdul
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Azia. *.rote a ratner remariiabie letter to tiie political Ajent
•^x.earn tnat if the people of Oi.^n had regulations or even
senae to understand tne advantages and honour and ease
.1 ttOcrue to tneiu from, the chasing by them of rubers
who would stren^tnen tiie pillars of their icin ^dom^improve then
country,attend to the welfare of the people and endeavour to
direct them for their o..n ^ocd^as is the custon a" 01 0 st otl.er
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peoples they would doubtless be in the greatest prosperity^
and peace such as is the desire of tne ^reat Government ^'but
between tne desire of tne jan^lish government and tne condition
of the people of Oman tnere is a ^reat difficulty^ for wbat are
tne peo„le of Oman except miseraole animals who follow any one
wno calls to tnern^ v/no turn wltn every breese^who are unillumed
by tne lignt of learning and nave not through it sougnt the
safety of a it: ong prop^ then how can one e.^ect tiiem to
have tne icnov/ledge and ability to choose fit rulers* verily
they ^niy flee from rulers and from laws as they would from a.
lion^and truly tneir highest de£ilre is that one should rule
nver them U10 is weak in intellect^poor in judc© lent and vit: -
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