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Translation of a letter dated Bombay 12tla Ramadhan 1353
(20th December 1934) from His Highness Saiyid Said bin Talmur #|
Sultan of Muscat & Oman, to Major C.S.U.Bremner, M.C.,
political Agent & H.B.M's Consul, Muscato
After Compliments.
I received your letter Ho»G/227 dated
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22nd October 1934 intimating that you have been directed by
the Hon'ble the Political A esident in the Persian ^ulf to
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refer to my replies to your letters IIo«s220, 221, 222 and 2231
doted 19th June 1934 concerning the revision of my Oovernment
Tariff rates in bo far as they concern duty on alcoholic
beverages*
Please inform my friends the Governments
of the United Kingdom, Canada, the Irish Free tate and
France that I have fully understood the term "under proof ,f .
The term w under proofs is used of the amount by which the
strength of any given spirit falls short of'proof spirit".
•Proof spirit* contains 57 % hy Tolume of pure alcohol.
Thus the less number of degrees the spirit is "under preof*
and liquor hecomes stronger. The more it is "under proof"
the weaker the strength of the liquor.
In other words liquors which are less
than 55^ fttmder proof are liquors which contain more than
55jr alcohol and on liquors of these strength i.e. 55^ and
less "under proof" that the XKmafc increased duty will
he charged and liquors of weaker strength will still come
under the old rates. SStajot I trust that no mistake will
occur in the matter at the time of recovering duty on
liquors*
u. s.