"ملف XXXIV/ ٣ تمديد المعاهدة التجارية. ١٩١٩-١٩٣١" [و‎‎١‎٢‎٦] (٥١٠/٢٦٢)

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No 121-S., dated Bushire, the 16th (received the 26th) March 1923.
Serial No. 56.
« TTon’ble Lieutenant-Colonel A. P. Trevok, C.S.I.
Fl0m Kesfdent in the Persian Gulf.
Renewal of Commercial Treaty with Maskat.
C.I.E., Political
W'th reference to your telegram* No. 181-S., dated 17th February 1923,
™ lX r , ur forward for the information of the Government of India a copy
I have the 0 ^ ^ ^^d February 1923), from the Political Agent, Maskat,
of letter ( °-^ ^ a g reernen t made with the Sultan of Maskat renewing the Com-
giving cover ^ igQ1 for a f^^j. period of one year, and embodying the clause
merciai ire ^ ^ t p e Dominion of Canada and the Commonwealth of Australia
^thdrawfrom the treaty on giving notice. Two copies only of the enclosure are
to Wlb 1 -
^ seen from the Political Agent’s letter that His Highness is willing
2 \ 1 . !L freatv for a much longer period if Government will consent to his
to P rol< ®? ™ jg to io per cent and to seek the concurrence of the French
rnrlmeri^n Governments. I do not know if the-Government of India, are
. f„ C j“ ibis or whether the present is a suitable moment for doing so. Major
fSnks it desirable that the Sultan should have this right to enable him to raise
B .venue and to enable him to dispense with other less lucrative and more
more revenue a From the local point of yiew an increase of revenue is
troubleso abi e ^ ^ other hand if Maskat were empowered to raise its Tariff
“Tuht all the other Arab states who are limited to 5 per cent, by i reaty would
want to db the same. Perhaps Government would not wish to raise this ques ion
now and would prefer to renew the treaty annually.
CONFIDENTIAL.
No. 8-C. of 1923.
Muscat, the 28th February 1923.
Prom
To
Sir,
Major M. E. RAE, I.A.,
Political Agent and His Majesty’s Consul, Muscat,
The HON’BLE the POLITICAL RESIDENT tN the r®SIA^P.
Henewal of Commercial Treaty.
e QT1 agreement concluded witn ms
I have the honour to submit four c .oP iefe instr nctions contained in Eoreign
Highness the Sultan, in ac “^ an d C ® 17t b February 1923, prolonging the Co -
Department telegram No. 181-S., d nth February 1923.
merciai Treaty of 1891 for another year from 1 d ;ded
His Highness is willing to prolong the treaty or and France and will
Government will consent to seek the concmr ^ to 10 peI cent . Itrs desi -
themselves agree to his raising his rate of ye him to raise more reven
able that His Highness should have this.right to ena We ^ 1(jgs lucratlve an d
the needs of the State, and to enable him to dispense
more troublesome taxation. ^ ^ ^ honour to be>
Sib,
Your most obedient servant,
M. E. RAE, Major,
a ir.-o Mniestv’s Consul, Muscat-
Political Agent _ _ ___
•Serial No. (53).