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'Muscat Treaty' [159r] (334/537)
The record is made up of 1 volume (255 folios). It was created in 10 Jun 1938-29 Nov 1938. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA.
Department.
EXPRESS LETTER (AIR MAIL),
V R —This is an ORIGINAL message sent by AIR MAIL which, provides a means of communication more
expeditious than the ordinary mail and is cheaper than the telegraph. It is intended to he treated,
on receipt, with the same expedition as if it had heen telegraphed. To s.tve time and to ohvtaie
formlities it is drafted in the form of a telegram. It is authenticated hy the signature of a
mponsiile officer of the Department.]
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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.
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Refereuce^" express letter No.C/96 of 25th September 1938.
I forward herewith ^ copy of a letter Ho.C/137 dated 11th October
38 from me to His Highness the Sultan and of his reply thereto
th October 1938. As will be seen from the Sultan's letter he agrees
the first of the alternative amendments suggested to Article 12(8)
the Draft Treaty and to the Arabic translations of the amendments
;reed upon between you and His Highness at Karachi in July 1933 with
ie modifications as detailed in my above mentioned letter to the Sultan.
The Sultan 's assertion that the word l^as no r.-otrictiv-
digious meaning as stated by Mr .Arberry appears to be supported bj
le Dictionary ( Badger 's) but this
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
Munshi
A term used in the Middle East, Persia and South Asia to refer to a secretary, assistant or amanuensis. Munshis were employed in the British administration in the Gulf.
declares that the
itter's interpretation is that of all Islamic countries and is correct,
never the point does not appear a very important one and since tl
man has committed himself, in our exchange of letters, to accept the
eaning of this word as including all forms ox law, it may
etained.
■5 +i nn to iudse tlrie Sultan's suggested
So far as I am in a position to juag
ilternatiye word of not suitable#
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Letter to make the marginal addendum^^Articles l(IIl), ( )
identical
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(Designation)
MFP—1048 S &P—(11-2042)— 1 7- 1 2-37—20,000.
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Correspondence relating to negotiation of Muscat Treaty in 1938. The Muscat Commercial Treaty 1891 had been renewed every year but in 1938 Sultan Said bin Taimur stated that he was not prepared to renew it further. Correspondence relates to the negotiations over a new treaty, the clauses and their wordings.
Discussions in the correspondence included:
- Issue of appointment of Consular Officers to inland towns.
- Whether the treaty could be translated into classical or modern Arabic.
- Jurisdiction of nationals other than those defined in the 1891 treaty.
- Customs duties.
- Importation of items such as alcoholic liquors and tobacco by His Majesty's Consul for his personal use.
- Arrangements for obtaining Sultan's signature in Muscat or Dhofar.
Includes side-by-side Arabic and English translations of draft clauses as well as a copy of the Arabic and English text proposed for the treaty. The final treaty was composed of 23 articles covering: nationals; aircraft; internal duties and taxes; prohibitions on imports; appointment of Consuls; assistance of vessels in distress; freedom of conscience and religious toleration; procedures for termination of the treaty; the equivalence of the Arabic and English version of the text of the treaty but where dispute English text was considered decisive; length of treaty. Also includes a confidential letter relating to Article 15. Correspondents include: Said bin Taimur [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr], Sultan of Muscat; Sir Trenchard Craven William Fowle, 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; Rutherford Berriman Tippetts, Board of Trade, London; 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. , Whitehall, London; 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.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (255 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the system of foliation in use is the sequence of numbers written in pencil in the top right hand corner of each folio.
- Written in
- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/1/413
- Title
- 'Muscat Treaty'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1ar:1dv, 2r:40v, 41v:49v, 50v:75r, 76r:77r, 78r:79r, 80r:125r, 126r:150v, 151ar:151bv, 152r:162r, 163r:173v, 174ar:174bv, 175r:175v, 178v:188v, 189ar:189bv, 190r:255v, ii-r:iv-v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence