مجموعة ٢٠/٣ "مسقط: العلاقات مع الحكومة البريطانية؛ المعاهدة التجارية: تجديد" [و‎‎٢‎٠‎١] (٤٩١/٤٠٧)

vms glv.„ la your l.« er Ko . 2.78^123/91 of the 37 th
mruary). 31r Samuel Hoare is ln geaeral egreeatiBt wUh
the Government of Indie and would propose that that Artiol
3 ' l0ulu B0dlfU4 80 as t0 His Highness the Sultan to
levy a duty not exceeding 10 ^ on ell goods and merchandise
imported In other than French. American and Dutch bottoms.
with the exception of alcoholic liquor and tobacco on *hioh
the maximum duty would be 28;*.
3. Hie question of xhe drafting of the Art^e as
proposed to be UMttded is a tetter for aonsiaeration.
Possibly iu would be suffioient to express it so as to
9*tmlu tue Sultan to levy the new duties exeept as otherwise
^^9SL a lZ<LJ)I.. •^clgtin ^ treaties between himaelf and third
to msJ:e the same or a sliulXar qualifieation
apply to the last words of the first paragraph of the
Article viz. ^and no hi^er import duty shall be claimed
■ '■ J: J D -'-l " subjects than that which is paid by subjects or
citizens of the most favoured nation*, as it would seem
arguable tiu;t these words as they stand would be rendered
inappropriate by the differentiation that would exist in
the Treaty position (albeit that it would apply only to
bottoms); as regards the last point, however, in view of
undertaking obtained from the Sul tail that he will be
guided by the views of the British Sovernmerit in important
matters, the risk of any loss of most favoured nation
treatment as against the nationals of nations other than
France, the United States of America and the Metherlands, is
actually so amll that it might be safe to omit the
words at the end of the first paragraph, if necessary.
Sir Samuel Koare woulu be grateful for any aavic©
as to the appropriate drafting to tive effect to the
proposed amendment of the Article.