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‘File 35/106 (A 43) Exclusive Treaty with Masqat’ [‎13r] (33/52)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (21 folios). It was created in 31 Dec 1913-12 Jan 1919. It was written in English. 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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I do not wish in any way to underestimate or minimise the
inconvenience, not to say the dangers,of German comaBBrcial
enterprise in the Gulf, but I think that we shall have to rely
on the knowledge which His Highness the Sultan no doubt possess
es that we should greatly resent a treaty with Germany conclud
ed without oftr knowledge and approval and trust that Hig
Highness will not be slow to realise on which side his inter
ests lie* If these considerations will not stop His Highness,
I very much doubt if a three cornered agreemant or an under
taking given by himself to the two Powers jointly will be
more effective; and, when we have concluded our agreement
with Franc® to demand an undertaking from His Highness the
Sultan, it is not quite clear to me whether It will be possible
to remove the suspicicms which such an arrangement will un
doubtedly engender in His Highness* mind, nor what steps exactly
France and England would propose to take should their demand
be politely declined, to put the matter in a concrete form, I
think Colonel Benn might procure such an -undertaking by himself
without great difficulty but I should greatly doubt if Oolonel
Benn and Monsieur'Jeannier could, •'iy personal experience of
French Consuls at Masqat and such information as I have gleaned
from Masqat records would lead me to view with no surprise a
French Gonsul representing to His Highness that he really count
ed for littife in the undertaking which was a purely British
invention#
It Is for the above reasons that I prefer the course oC meet
ing such dangers as arise - in the present instance a difficulty
akin to that of the famous French Flag Question- by His High
ness* own proclamations suggested by ourselves and promulgated
to Foreign Oonsuls residing at his portg Any tergiversations of
^Highness we can view with pain and surprise and, should the
necessity press, with threats of force on the principle that
we have not bolstered up a tottering State for geaerations to
allow His Highness to destroy with his own hands the edifice
we

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The volume contains confidential correspondence, chiefly exchanged between 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. , Major Stuart George Knox, and 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. at Muscat, Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Arthur Edward Benn, on British policy with regard to the Sultan of Muscat’s [Taymūr bin Fayṣal] relations with foreign powers. Correspondence chiefly concerns: tensions between Muscat and tribes in Oman; the growing German commercial presence in the Gulf; British concern at the prospect of the Sultan of Muscat signing a commercial treaty with Germany; discussion of elevating the French position at Muscat to counter German influence.

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1 volume (21 folios)
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The volume’s contents are arranged in chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end.

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Foliation: The foliation sequence begins on the first folio and ends on the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil or blue crayon, and can be found 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. The following foliation anomalies occur: 1, 1A, 1B and 1C.

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