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'P. 3 733/1904. Muscat :- Commercial Treaties.' [288v] (162/286)
The record is made up of 1 item (141 folios). It was created in 8 Feb 1903-23 Mar 1914. It was written in English and French. 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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It is further agreed that during the existence of the present Commercial
Treaty the goods produced or manufactured in, and vessels belonging to, any
part of the British Empire shall enjoy in the Dominions of His Highness
complete and unconditional most-favoured nation treatment so long as such
possession, Colony or Protectorate shall accord to the goods and vessels of
Maskat treatment as favourable as it gives to the goods, the produce or manu
facture or the vessels of any other foreign country.
Article XXII.
The present treaty has been executed in quadruplicate, two copies being
written in English and two in Arabic. These are understood to he of similar
import and signification; in the event, however, of doubt hereafter arising
as to the proper interpretation of the English or Arabic text of one or other
of the treaty stipulations, the English text shall he considered decisive. The
present Treaty shall he ratified and the ratifications shall be exchanged at
Maskat within six months of this day of signature. The treaty shall come into
operation within one month after the date when the ratifications may take
place.
Article XXITI.
After the lapse of tgja years from the date on which this treaty shall
come into force, and on 12 months notice given by either party, this treaty
shall be subject to revision by Plenipotentiaries appointed on both sides for
this purpose, who shall be empowered to decide on and adopt such amend
ments as experience shall prove to be desirable.
In witness whereof
on behalf of His Majesty the King of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British dominions beyond
the seas, Emperor of India, and His Highness the Saiyid Sir Feysal-bin-Turki-
bin-Saeed, G.C.I.E., Sultan of Maskat and Oman, on his own behalf, have
signed the same and affixed thereto their respective seals.
Done at Maskat.
Signature in Arabic of His Highness the Sultan of Maskat and Oman.
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The item discusses a proposal to revise the Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation signed between Great Britain and Muscat in 1892.
The correspondence includes the opinions of the 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. , the Government of India, the Foreign Office, the Colonial Office, the Board of Trade, the 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. , 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. and Consul at Muscat, and the Sultan of Muscat on the revisions required for the treaty.
The item concludes with the decision not to revise the 1891 Treaty, instead agreeing to an extension of the existing treaty for a further five years from February 1914.
Also discussed are questions arising from the proposed revision:
- the protection of Goanese subjects of Portugal in Muscat;
- the protection extended by the French Government to subjects of Christian powers residing at Muscat who did not have their own consul.
This is part 3 of 6. Each part includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, year the subject file was opened, subject heading, and list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 208, and terminates at f 349, as part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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- IOR/L/PS/10/27
- Title
- '1904/733. Pts 3, 4, 5, & 6. MUSCAT. COMMERCIAL TREATY. STATUS OF MUSCATIS. HOSPITAL.'
- Pages
- 214r:214v, 217r:217v, 237r:259v, 272r:272v, 286r:288v, 311v:312v, 315r:316v, 324r:326v, 337r:341v, 346r:347v
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