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'File 35/86 II A 45 Muscat - Commercial Treaty of 1891 and revision of treaty 1922' [234v] (476/572)
The record is made up of 1 volume (281 folios). It was created in 12 Feb 1922-11 Mar 1931. 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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iiior© make it. clear that "tliis proposal is not made on account
qf any objection to "tlie conduct of an/ United. States Consj .1
at Zanzibar, but is merel/ designed to remove a special
exemption "which, is superfluous under the present settled
administration of the Protectorate.
(b) That they will not claim, in virtue of article II
of the Treaty, that United States citizens are free to import
into Zanzibar articles the importation of which is prohibited
by the Protectorate Government, always provided that such
prohibition does not discriminate against articles produceu
in the United States.
(c) That, in the event of the Government of Zanzibar
finding it desirable on grounds of public policy to fix
prices of food or other commodities, and always provided
that such price-fixing measures do not involve discrimination
against articles produced in the United States, tliey wij.1 not
regard as operative the clause in article II of the lbo5
Treaty prohibiting the establishment by the Suluan or his
officers of any fixed price on articles to be sola by
merchants of the United States, or on merchandise which the
latter may wish to purchase.
10. His Majesty's Government have hitherto regarded
themselves as at liberty to approve the increase by the
Zanzibar Government of rates of import auty into tae
Protectorate, in accordance with the spirit of tne convenuion
of St. Germain-en-Laye, the purpose of which was to revise
the restrictive provisions ol the earlier Act oi Berlin and
Declaration of Brussels so as to enable sufficient revenues
to be raised for the proper administration oi certain parts
of Africa in accordance with changed conditions and upon
modern lines. The United States were not parties to the
Act
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Correspondence concerning the Muscat Commercial Treaty of 1891 and a revision of the treaty in 1922. Includes the text of the 1833 Treaty of Amity and Commerce between the USA and Sayyid Sa'id bin Sultan [Saʻīd bin Sulṭān] of Muscat and correspondence with the United States of America over the revisions. Letters discuss the raising of the rate of customs from 5% to 10%. The file includes the text of the 1922 agreement in Arabic and English.
Correspondents include 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. , Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; 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; Deputy Secretary to the Government of India; Commonwealth of Australia, Governor General's Office; Foreign Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Department; Secretary of State, United States.
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- 1 volume (281 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: this file has circled foliation numbers that begin on front cover and end on back cover.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/1/409
- Title
- 'File 35/86 II A 45 Muscat - Commercial Treaty of 1891 and revision of treaty 1922'
- Pages
- front, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:3v, 3ar:3av, 4r:199v, 199ar:199av, 200r:281v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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