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'Muscat: Proposed Tariff Treaty' [159r] (325/509)
The record is made up of 1 file. It was created in 4 Sep 1929-19 Aug 1931. 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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Draft Treaty .
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The French Aepublic and Hie Highness the Sultan of
Muscat haTe resolved to conclude a treaty modifying, the
provisions of Article 10 of the treaty of amit., and comiaerce
concluded on the 17th Novemlaer, 1844, and to that end have
appointed as their plenipotentiaries^
The President of the French Aepublic
Kis Highness the S Itan of Muscats
Who, after communicating to each other their full
powers, found to he in ^ood ana due form, have agreed upon
the following articles:
ARTIGLK 1«
The tenth article of the Treaty of amity and
commerce of the 17th November,1844, hetwe«n the French
RejUblic and His Highness the Sultan of Muscat, is hereby
amended, in so far as the State of Muscat and 'Oman is
concerned, so as to read as followst-
10. No higher or other duties shall be imposed on
the importation into or the disposition in Muscat and 1 Oman
of any article which is the produce or manufacture of the
French Republic, its territories or possessions, than are or
shall be imposed on the importation or disposition of like
articles which are the produce or manufacture of any other
country. No nigher or other duties shall be imposed on
the exportation of any article from Muscat and 'Oman to the
French Republic, its territories or possessions, than are
or shall be payable on the exportation of like articles to
any other country.
ARTICLE ii. ...
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Correspondence relating to the drafting of the Muscat Tariff treaty. Letters discuss the raising of duty on French and American goods beyond a rate of five per cent which had been limited by Article 3 of the 1833 Treaty between Muscat and the United States of America, and by Article 10 of the 1844 Treaty between Muscat and France. Topics covered include: the proposed revision of the American treaty of 1833; proposed revision of the British Treaty of 1891; proposed revision of French treaty of 1844; flying of the French flag by Sur dhows; and the Commercial Treaty with the Netherlands 1877. The file also contains the draft treaty articles; discussion of zakat and exports; measures to meet the deficits.
Correspondents include Trenchard Craven Fowle, 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. , Muscat; Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; George William Rendell, Foreign Office, London; Ronald Ian Campell, British Embassy, Washington; Joseph P Cotton, Under Secretary, Department of State, Washington; Council of Ministers, Muscat; Taimur bin Faisal [Taymūr bin Fayṣal], Sultan of Muscat and Oman.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the title page and terminates at the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, and can be found 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. Foliation errors: 1, 1A, 1B and 1C; 93 and 93A; 109 and 109A; 117 and 117A; 120 and 120A; 121 and 121A; 124 and 124A; 178 and 178A; 182 and 182A; 191 and 191A; 195 and 195A; 199 and 199A; 221 and 221A. Foliation omissions: 24-26; 152-153.
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- 'Muscat: Proposed Tariff Treaty'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1r:1v, 1ar:1cr, 2r:23v, 27r:29r, 30r:45r, 46r:56r, 57r:67r, 68r:69r, 70r:71r, 72r:93v, 93ar, 94r:109v, 109ar, 110r:117v, 117ar:117av, 118r:120v, 120ar, 121r:121v, 121ar:121av, 122r:124v, 124ar, 125r:151v, 154r:178v, 178ar:178av, 179r:182v, 182ar:182av, 183r:191v, 191ar:191av, 192r:195v, 195ar:195av, 196r:199v, 199ar:199av, 200r:221v, 221ar:221av, 222r:244v, back-i
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