IOR/R/15/6/54

The volume contains correspondence in the form of letters and reports related to the abdication of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Taymūr bin Fayṣal bin Turkī Āl Bū Sa‘īdi and the succession of his son, Sa‘id bin Taymūr in 1932. The correspondence is concerned with the financial difficulty the abdication will impose, and the resulting procedure the Government of India will adopt in the event of the Sultan persisting in his abdication. After the Government of India’s recognition of the abdication, the Political Agent, Muscat communicated with the future Sultan, Sa‘id bin Taymur informing him that his father, Taymur, in agreement with the British Government appointed him as his successor to the throne. The announcement of the accession was held during the first day of ‘Id al-Fitr on 10 February 1932.

The correspondence in the volume reports on the announcement of the accession in the presence of members of the ruling family, their positive reaction to the news, and the formal event which took place at the Political Agency, Muscat.

The correspondence includes letters of congratulation sent mainly from the Political Agency, Muscat, the Political Residency, Bushire, and the Government of India Foreign and Political Department. It also includes notification letters which were sent to the French, Dutch and United States Governments announcing the accession of the new Sultan.