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'File 35/86 V A. 77 Muscat Commercial Treaty' [44r] (102/442)
The record is made up of 1 volume (214 folios). It was created in 14 Apr 1938-10 Jun 1938. It was written in English. 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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3.
For the words "of all foreigners" at the end of
the second sentence he preferred a reference to the
most favoured nation ("of the nationals of the most
favoured foreign country").
Article 2 (2) and (3 ): His Highness wished to think
over these provisions regarding monopolies (particularly
with reference to the question of compensation) and
desired to know whether they occurred in other Treaties.
He was informed that this was so and that the provisions
were in fact based on those in a recent Treaty with His
Made sty's G-overnment.
Article 5 (Lj.)("b): His Highness wished to consider whether
the words " manifested and consigned" which appeared in
his draft ought to "be retained.
Article 3 (3) » For the proposed "Six" months at the
beginning of this paragraph His Highness preferred to
retain the "three" months of his draft explaining that
warehousing space in Muscat was very limited and that
embarrassment might be caused if goods were allowed to
lie in it for so long as six months.
Article 3 (6) ^ His Highness promised to give an
explanation of the terms used in his draft ? which had
been supplied to him by his director of Customs. He
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said that all these fees ? including weighing charges,
had been levied at Muscat for many years past by an
arrangement approved by 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.
. To cut
out an item like "weighing charges" would therefore be
to deprive him of a right which he already enjoyed.
Sir Trenchard observed that presumably His Highness
referred to the reorganisation of the Muscat Customs
by an Officer of the Indian Customs Service in about
1920/
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Correspondence relating to the negotiations in London with the Sultan of Muscat over articles for inclusion in a new treaty 'to replace the Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation signed at Muscat on the 19th March, 1891, which terminates on the 11th February, 1939.' The file includes drafts of the articles 1 to 23 with notes in the margin where the Sultan proposed a different wording. Correspondents include the 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. ; 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; Secretary to the Government of India in the External Affairs Department; and the Colonial Office, London.
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The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: This file has foliation numbers that begin on the front cover and end on the back cover.
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- IOR/R/15/1/412
- Title
- 'File 35/86 V A. 77 Muscat Commercial Treaty'
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- 42r:45r, 46r:48r, 49r:54r, 55r:58r, 59r:63r, 142r:144r, 145r:150r, 151r:152r, 153r:154r
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