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'File 35/86 I A 32 Muscat Commercial Treaty, 1891: revision of 1905' [‎39r] (81/480)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (236 folios). It was created in 6 Jul 1905-1 Feb 1922. 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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Y /ith reference to trie correspondence
ending with my letter No. 1541 dated November 27th on the
subject of the Sultan's desire to revise the Coirunercial Treaty
I think the enclosed translation of a sort o;i note> which the
Sultan appears to have handed to Grey in 1905 embodying his
views, may interest you.
The Sultan says that he still wishes alterations on
these lines. It will ^e seen that a great many of the sugges
tions made "by His Highness are not things which require to ^e
mentioned in a treaty at all, and others could "^e settled
locally. Paragraphs 1, 4, 17, 19, 22 and 25 appear to ^e the
important items.
The Sultan's principal desire is to get an increase
of Customs rate and wharfage, ^ut I do not think we could
agree to this unless the Sultan agreed to reorganize his
Customs on a satisfactory "^asis with Indian Customs officials
in charge. In any case the Sultan would have to get the
French and American Governments to revise their treaties; he
thinks they would agree if we did. Of course if the Sultan
would only agree to reorganize his Customs now, he could get>
a great deal more return from the 5 Tariff thfen he does
at present.
Colonel P. Z. Cox, C.I.E.,C.S.1.
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. ,
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Correspondence concerning the Muscat Commercial Treaty of 1891 and its revision in 1905. Includes drafts of the treaty articles with comments in the margins on possible amendments as well as the final signed agreement. A letter discusses the wish of the Sultan to be addressed as His Majesty. Correspondents include Ronald Evelyn Wingate, 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; 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. ; Taimur bin Faisal [Taymūr ibn Fayṣal], Sultan of Muscat; Deputy Secretary to the Government of India.

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1 volume (236 folios)
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The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file.

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Foliation: The foliation system in use is the sequence of numbers appearing in a circle in the top right hand corner of each folio. The file also bears a former foliation system comprising of uncircled numbers.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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