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'Muscat Treaty' [173r] (361/537)
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.
Oonfidential. " Department.
EXPRESS LETTER (MR MAlU
^-Thisitan ORiaiNA^ sent by AIR MAIL which provides a wansTof communication rnort
expeditious than the ordinary mail and ts cheaper than the telegraph. It is intended to le treated,
MP'dition as if it had been telegraphed. To save time and to obviate
formahhe* it is drafted in the form of a telegram. It is authenticated by the signature- of a
responsible officer of the Department.] ^ - J
No. 555-3 of 1938» gu ahirc,
the 4th November, 7538.
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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.
,
Bushire.
To - secretary of State for India, London.
Repeated Secretary to the Gorermnent of India,
Bxtemal Affairs Department,
Hew Delhi.
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#
aubjeott Muscat Treaty,
With refer«ice to correspondence ending with
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.
telegram Uo.1631. dated the 23rd September 1938, I enclose a copy of
an isxpreas Letter Ho#c/138, dated the 12th October 1938, from the
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, from which it will be seen that His Highness
has agreed to the proposed amendments in the Arabic and English texts
with the exception of, in the Arabic only,
(a) the translation of the word legal in Article 4 in the phrase
"auy other legal mannerIt will be seen that the adjective CS^
Preferred by Hie Highness to the adjective <3^^ • 1 agree
*ith His Highness that 3ms no restriction in meaning to a
religious implication* It is true that Shariah can have a meaning
of religious law but in a Moslem State such as Muscat there is no
other law and therefore the word ^Shariah 11 covers all law whether
r ®ligiou3, civil or criminal. Legal in Article 4 should therefore
be translated in accordance with the Sultan^ suggestion.
(Signature) (*)/
(Designation)
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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