'File 35/86 I A 32 Muscat Commercial Treaty, 1891: revision of 1905' [‎7r] (17/480)

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Received on 28-8-b with Pol. Secy's letter, ,110.32, dated 11,8•
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. ,
9th August 1905.
Sir,
With reference to Sir E. Gorst's letter of the 11th Pehru
ar ^' and to the letter from the Board of Trade of the 3rd
Maron last, i am directed Iby Mr. Secretary Brodrick to enclose
to 0 8 laid oelore the Marquess of Lansdowtie, copy of a letter
from the Government of x nd -i- a submitting for the approval of
^•-'i.G-overn.iient a draft of the revised Treaty of Commerce
which it is desired to negotiate with the Sultan of Muskat.
It will oe observed that the araendments suggested in the
lyc^ers ci^ed aoove nave been inserted in the draft with the
exception of that regarding the appointment of Consuls under
Article III, in respect of which it was stated in Sir E. Gorst 1
le^uGi of the 11 tii February that the matter was one which
principally concerned the Government of jndia#
- r, Brodrick proposes, subject k to Lord -jansdowne f s con
currence, to approve the terras of the revised draft Treaty
and also to approve the proposal not to approach the Sultan of
li:us<at on the subject till after the conclusion of the Arbitra
tion now proceeding at the Hague.
The Under secretary of State,
foreign office.
I have, etc.,
(Sd) A. Godley.