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'File 35/86 V A. 77 Muscat Commercial Treaty' [117r] (248/442)
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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Article 6.
(1) All customs duties leviable
in the territories of the Sultan shall
be paid in cash and not in icin^U—
(2) The value of the goods on
which duty is to be levied shall be.
fixed according to their market price
following the normal usage of trade in
Muscat•
(3) The Sultan's Government shall
have the right to fix the valuatiotis
for customs purposes of any descriptions
of goods fo-r any period provided such
valuations are fixed by a tariff board
appointed by the Sultan consisting of
equal numbers of the Sultan's
nationals and nationals of His Majesty
repre s e nt ing the mer chant communi ty
and presided over by the Director of
the Sultan's Customs.
(4) In the event of any dispute
arising between a national of His
Majesty and the Customs House
Authorities regarding the value of any
goods ? this shall be determined by
reference to two experts, each party
nominating one and the value so
ascertained shall be decisive. Should
however these experts not be able to
agree ? they shall choose an umpire,
whose decision is to be considered as
f i rial.
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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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- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/1/412
- Title
- 'File 35/86 V A. 77 Muscat Commercial Treaty'
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- 7r:41r, 65r:97r, 105r:139r
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