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'File 35/86 I A 32 Muscat Commercial Treaty, 1891: revision of 1905' [‎85r] (173/480)

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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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that you should ask him "to fix a day for the discussion of
the treaty", as you write. What I raeant was, get each article
ready in parallel columns one by one so that His highness can
see at a glance (i) the text of the old treaty, and (ii) the
difference suggested by us, and can then add a third version
showing the article as he wants it, without altering the ori
ginal form more than necessary. After the exchange of a com-
munication or two through your Munshi A term used in the Middle East, Persia and South Asia to refer to a secretary, assistant or amanuensis. Munshis were employed in the British administration in the Gulf. , ^iio I suppose sees him
every day as of old, if there remains any further point to dis^
cuss with him or talk him into, go over and see him; make sure•
that he understands at all events obvious objections which put
his suggestion out of Court (such as the provisions of the
French or American treaties), and after reducing his views to
their final shape, record or get him to record them in a third
column and post the article to me with your own views. Then
take up the next article. There are good many articles which
he practically does not want to alter at all. In others hp
wants innovations which one will want to know the effect and
object of before being in a position to report to Government.
If necessary I will come down when you have put up all
the articles i« there seems anything in regard , to //hich a talk
with him or you tfould be of use, but it is of no use my doing
so until matters have advanced further than they are now.
I do not altogether understand your apprehensions regard
ing the possible"denunciation" of the treaty by the Sultan,
The contingency does not seem to me to come within the view of
practical politics, in the first place, as I read the treaty,
he

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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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