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Coll 20/2 'Administration: Question of abdication of Sultan; Succession and Subsidies; Question of abrogation of treaties with USA and France' [‎178r] (355/757)

The record is made up of 1 file (375 folios). It was created in 7 Oct 1930-26 Aug 1948. It was written in English and French. 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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engagements and manifest hit) friendship towards the British
Jovernment*, the cost being divided equally between the British
and Indian Oovernments. In Larimer volume 1 page 500 it is
pointed out that in the discussions which took place in ld6B«»70
between His Majesty's Government and the Government of India the
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former impugned and the latter maintained the indefeasible right
of the Bultan of 'Oman to a subsidy under Uie Award of 1&61, and
that no definite conclusion was reached* Therefore the subsidy,
of which payment to T*rki began in 1873, may be regarded either
as a new subsidy or a continuation of that decreed by Lord
Canning, but the latter view, which was supported by the Govern*
ment of India, appears to be the jus ter, and having regard to the
origin of the payment would seem to be correct* The subsidy
was at that time converted into rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. and paid at the rate of
Hs*86,400 a year* From 1st September 1833 the date on which
His Majesty's Government assumed the exclusive direction of
;<f»n£ibar affairs the subsidy became an exclusively Indian charge*
On the accession of laiyid Faisal payment of the subsidy was
continued to him, but owing to his unsatisfactory behaviour was
suspended from the beginning of Jeoember 1393, but in October
1900 the Government of India eventually decided to liquidate all
their claims against the Sultan from the accumulated arrears of
the subsidy, and a small balance was paid to the Sultan*
4* On the death of Saiyid Taimur confusion seems to have
arisen regarding th& two subsidies, and they were discussed as
though they were on the same basis, which is not the case, and
owing to the .Mzlte&r subsidy being linked with that of the Arms
Traffic subsidy the Government of India did not treat it as an
absolute subsidy, but sanctioned, its continuance only on condition
that the Sultan agreed to the postponement of the revision of the
Muscat
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The file contains letters, telegrams, minutes, and draft correspondence related to the abdication of Sultan Taimur bin Faisal of Muscat [Taymūr bin Fayṣal Āl Bū Sa‘īd] and the accession of his son, Said bin Taimur [Sa‘īd ibn Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] in 1932. The early correspondence concerns efforts to prevent Taimur from abdicating and to improve Muscat's flagging economy. Once the abdication is accepted several questions are raised and discussed, including:

  • the suitability of a successor and the arrangements for the accession of his son, Said
  • whether to continue both the Arms Traffic and Zanzibar Subsidy payments (this question is raised again in 1948)
  • the renegotiation of Muscat's treaties with the French, Americans, and the tribes of Oman's interior
  • whether to continue Taimur's personal allowance
  • Sultan Said's changes to government

Further correspondence within the file deals with the following matters:

  • requests for statistical information about Muscat from the Danish government for their yearbook in 1934 and 1935
  • a plea from Kamile Ilgiray, an ex-wife of former Sultan Taimur, to the British Government for help with her son's education
  • the question of the best time to inform the French, American, and Dutch governments of Sultan Said's succession
  • the whereabouts of former Sultan Taimur, including his visits to Saudi Arabia in 1933 and Japan in 1939.

The majority of the correspondence is between 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. in Muscat, Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Government of India (Foreign Department), 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. , and Foreign Office. Further correspondence is from Sultans Taimur and Said, the French and Indian Governments, and several British political and diplomatic offices in Europe and the Middle East.

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1 file (375 folios)
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The file is arranged in chronological order from the back of the file to the front.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 378; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

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