ملف XXXII/١٢ "١. الشؤون المالية. ٢. الرسوم الجمركية (صور). ٣. الأزمة المالية، ١٩٣١. ٤. المعاهدات مع فرنسا وأمريكا" [و‎‎٩‎٣] (٢٦٦/١٩٠)

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better from the British Dmitrissy, Washington, to
the °ecretary of State of the United States/Washington,
No.182, dated the May 3rd 1930.
I have the honour to inform you, under instructions,
from His Majesty’s Principal Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs, that the State of Muscat and Oman, in
South Eastern Araoia, with which His Majesty’s Govern,
ment in the United Kingdom are in special relations, has
suffered for a period of several years from a condition
of increasing financial stringency, and a critical
situation has now arisen which calls for an immediate
remedy. After much careful consideration of the problem,
the Sultan and his advisers have reached the conclusion
that an improvement in the financial position of the
State can only be effected by an increase in the rate
of the tariff on imported goods, and that it is important,
in the interests of the prosperity and good government
of the State, that this proposed increase should take
effect with the least possible delay.
The right of the Sultan of Muscat to raise the
tariff of the State beyon—d a rate of five per cent, isj
however, limited by Article 3 of the Treaty between the
United States and Muscat of 1833, in accordance with
which ’'vessels of the United States entering any port
v/ithin the Sultan’s dominions shall pay no more than
five per cent, duties on the cargo landed”. Unless
therefore the United States Government will consent
to waive its rights under this Treaty, no general
increase in the tariff will be practicable, and it will
be impossible to adopt the suggested remedy.
In these circumstances the Sultan desires that
the United States Government should be approached with