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PART II

I. RULING FAMILY.
(a) His nifthnoss Saivid Said bin Taimur.
His Highness tho Saltan resided at Dhofar up to the
30th May, when he loft for India by United State3 Array Air
Transport Corps piano. Ho returned to Dhofar in July.

His Highness came to Muscat on the 19th October 1943
and remained thero till the end of the year. This was His
Highness* first visit to his capital for over a year.
Although he complained to the Political Agent that he felt
like a prisoner, towards the end of hi6 stay he began to move
about quite freely and attended a number of formal functions.
He also dined and played tennis informally more than once at
the Agency and accepted invitations to English-style dinner
parties from the Agency doctor, his Military Adviser and the
American Mission. His Highness is still a young man and
welcomes relief from the cares of office. At the same time,
he can be a quick and businesslike worker and this visit
enabled the new Political Agent not only to establish
immediate contact but also to settle a number of pressing
problems.

The ox-Viceroy, His Excellency Lord Linlithgow,
presented a Sindhi stud bull to His Highness as a farewell
gift. It has been sent to Salalah.
(b) Saivid Shahab bin Faisal.
He continued to act as Minister for External Affairs
throughout the year.
Besides his own work, he took an interest in internal
affairs and twice toured the Batinah Coast in connection with
the new experiment of groY/ing wheat. On both occasions the
Director-General of Customs accompanied him.

(c) Saivid Taimur bin Faisal, the ex-Sultan, is now living
in Bombay. He wished to visit Muscat in November but owing
to lack of steamers was unable to do so.
(d) Saiyid Ahmad bln Ibrahim.
He remained in office as Minister for Internal Affairs
throughout the year.

(e) Saiyid Tar Ik bin Taimur.
He was in India during the year, first under training
at the Police Training School, Vellore and then with the Zhob
Militia from December.
(f) Saiyid Fahr bin Taimur was at the Mayo College, Ajmere
throughout the year. He has earnt satisfactory reports and
it is His Highness* intention, as expressed verbally, that he
should complete his diploma course there.
XI. MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
If it wore not for petty intrigues, the Municipality
would not be noticeable and as an experiment in local self-
government | it is a definite failure.

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