'Muscat. Question whether a naval station could be established for use by His Majesty's ships at Khor Quwai or elsewhere in Muscat territory compatibly with the existing international agreements of His Majesty's Government'.

Content

This printed 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. report was written by John Gilbert Laithwaite and published in November 1934. It aims 'to examine, with particular reference to the proposal which has been put forward to establish a station at Khor Quwai [Khawr Quway] in the Musandim Peninsula, the history of the Declaration of 1862 by which France and Great Britain undertook to respect the independence of Muscat, and its effect, and that other existing treaty provisions, on the right of H.M. Government (subject to the consent of the Sultan of Muscat) to establish a naval station in Muscat territory.'

The documents include a short note on the status of the Musandam Peninsula. It lists key treaty engagements between the Sultan of Muscat and His Majesty's Government with relevant extracts including:

• British Treaty of Commerce of 1839 with Muscat, Article 2;
• Treaty of Commerce between France and Muscat, 1844, Article 3;
• Anglo-French Declaration of 10th March 1862;
• British Treaty of Commerce of 1891 with Muscat, Article 4;
• Exclusive Agreement of the Sultan of Muscat with H.M. Government, 1891.

Further sections are:

• Muscat and France, 1770-1934;
• British Connection with Muscat, 1770 to 1934;
• The Anglo-French Declaration of 1862: its importance in Muscat Policy, and the interpretations which have been placed on it.

Extent and format

6 folios

Physical characteristics

Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the first folio and terminates at the last folio; 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. Pagination: The booklet also contains an original typed pagination sequence.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/L/PS/18/B438

History of this record

Date(s)

2 Nov 1934 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

International relations

Places

Khor QuwaiMoosendem

People & organisations

Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Āl Bū Sa'īd DynastySir Knight John Gilbert Laithwaite

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