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'File 35/86 I A 32 Muscat Commercial Treaty, 1891: revision of 1905' [‎46r] (95/480)

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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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3. it transpired, however, in the course of an exchange of
conimunications which the 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. recently had with the ^
bultan, in connection with a complaint regarding the levy 7 $• |
of duty on the Batineh coast (which has been settled for the
time being and with which it is not necessary to trouble Go
vernment) that His highness had been under the impression thati
the Treaty of 1B91 had lapsed and that pending the execution
of a new one, the terms of the old instrument were not strictly-
speaking binding on him® jor Trevor, however, explained to him
that that //as not the case, as neither party had given any for
mal notice in the direction of termination or revision* His
highness accepted that position, but at the same time gave formal,
notice of his desire for revision within the twelve months ending
liuscat setter ito. 1541 dated 27th November 1910 with 5 22nd
enc 1 o sur e s • £ * n i
r-~f liovember
1911.
4. From our own point of view it would have been convenient if
the discussions preliminary to revision could have been postponed
for some time longer, in case any adjustment of the Arras Traffic
question and understanding with Franca should be achieved in the
next few months. As, however, the Sultan has now himself present
ed his formal request for revision, and promises to inform us of
the changes he desires, i presume we must proceed with the nego
tiations •
o« Judging from a rough memorandum of the points on which he
was anxious for revision, which he gave the 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. in
formally in 1905, and which he now wishes to treat as a basis of
discussion^ it would appear that many of His Highness^ provismnn.
al desiderata are either unsuitable for inclusion in a Treaty or
will prove possible of elimination after preliminary discussion.
Subject, therefore, to the approval of the Government of India I
am instructing the 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. to proceed to discuss these
proposals with His Highness, and in due course to submit the
residue in a suitable form for consideratiom by Government.
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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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