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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' [‎179r] (357/757)

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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Ko«ee.t Comaercia 1 treaty - vide froreign arid i’olitioal iieiiart-
ment telegraa Eo.33.67 of 20th January 1914, and also 33.76,
dated 26th January 1914. In 1921 however, la considering the
itueetion of Uie reduction of the hrms Traffic eubeidy, tne
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. , ausoat, expreaeea the view that the ^anaiuar
euosldy was, subject to certain not very clear conditions, the
right of any Sultan reocgnioed by the iiritieh CJovtmiaent - a
view which was concurred in by the Hesident, vide .usn-tre
letter Ho. 138-3 of 13th June 1931, and it uay be assumed that
the Government of India also concurred as they instructed the
Hesioent to explain to the hultan the terms of both the iansitoar
and the A r sis Traffic subsidy - vide thoir Memorandum ho.
1343- i.A., dated 29th jeeeiaber 1921. .hether any oommunloation
was i»de to the Sultan at Uis time my records do not show, but
presumably some verbal intimation at any rate was given to hie
Highness, since in his letter ho.32-:>, dated 22nd :*epteiaber,
which formed an enclosure to Bushire letter ho.790-3 of 22nd
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October 1JX2, th« a ox it i cal Ajietit reported tixat the ,»ultan
had diecueaed with him the nature of the Arxaa Irafiio subsidy.
Ko lurther reference however is made in any correspond one e ol
the .oansibnr subsidy and X think it will be seen fraa the above
brief sumiaary of the history of this subsidy that the Government
of India have accepted the view that it is an absolute eubeidy
granted to the Sultan of Unseat subject only to his living in
terms of asaity and friendship with His Majesty’s Government
and fulfilling his treaty engagements.
3. The Arms Traffic subsidy is however on a totally
difierent basis. It ms originally granted to only id Taimur
in 1912 in return for an undertaking on his i*rt,to establish
a bonded warehouse in whi oh anas and am unit ion >/o 1, - e
deposited on importation. On the death of ^aiyia raisal
the
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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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