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'File 35/86 V A. 77 Muscat Commercial Treaty' [‎56r] (126/442)

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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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up the movements of Indian traders for quite
insubstantial reasons.
Article 2,(2) and His Highness asked whether
his view would he met hy the substitution of some
such phrase as "Should the Sultan wish to establish
any monopoly in his territory such monopoly will he
arranged in such a way that it will not he detrimental to
the trade of British suhjects." He at once enquired
who was to decide what was "detrimental" and said he
aid not wish to leave open any grounds for disputes
hetvveen him and His Majesty's Government. T.'hen pressed
to explain his objections to the present draft he said
he had no intention of doing anything which might
affect trade between Muscat and British territories, and
therefore accepted the principle of the draft article
down to the word "parties": but he wished to be free
to Institute a monopoly affecting trade Inside his
i^errj-tories, and even here he had not in mind anything
which would interfere with existing trade
that in rice. What he was thinking of was circumstances
m which, wishing to encourage the setting up of an ice
plant, he should give a monopoly for the manufacture
of ice; or, to take another example, a monopoly for
the sale of beef. The paragraphs were left for
further consideration in the light of His Highness's
views.
A-^igle § IALl The Sultan said he was willing to agree
to the provision In the existing draft providing for equal
numbers of Muscati and British Nationals on the board,
under the presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. of the Director of the Sultan's
Customs.
Article/

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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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1 volume (214 folios)
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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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