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'Muscat Tariff Treaty' [98r] (222/472)
The record is made up of 1 file (234 folios). It was created in 24 Aug 1931-8 May 1933. It was written in English, Arabic and French. 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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If is requested that in any further communi-
xtion on this subject the under-mentioned letter
%d number may be quoted, and the reply
Idressed to—
5228
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.
,
WHITEHALL,
The Under Secretary of State for India,
Political Department,
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.
,
London, S. W. 1.
LONDON, 8.W. 1.
j' Z* 1361/32,
. inarch, ly32 #
Sir
I am directed by the 3«cret^y of State for India to
refer to your letter O»: ; ; # r r # aa35/01 t of the th June l^^L,
regarding tlx© tariff provieiono of the CojiMereisl Treaty of
1691 botrreen Great Britain and Musoftt*
The United atf.tos Government has ui:.ce intimated
its unwillingness to negotiate new treaties ;• rorriding for the
levying of s:i>eeific rates of Import duty on gooas of iaaeii oan
origin and will only consider the modification of its Muscat '
treaty on the baais of most-favoured-nation treatment. As
this lavaires a demand which is unacceptable for the accord cf
"noe t-favoared-nation" treatiiient to United States nationals as
well as to United States i ode, the Secretary of State, after
eorisultatio a with the Governiuont of Xijuiia, now pro ■oees,
subject to the concurrence of the Secx-etary dt Stat© for
foreign Affairs, to abandon attempts to secure a modiflcatim
of the Muscat Treaties with trance and the United States of
America. But as the financial positic i i , the ^uacut St te
is st 11 acute 3ir Sanuel Hoare la anxious to persevere with
the proposal to moai fy the Treaty of Muscat vd th this countiy
of 1891 so as to allow an increase in the .-.i&xLnuia tariff
rates leviable frcm 5% to lOjt In the case of alcoholic
liquors and tobacco). British gooas would retain "mas t~
favoured-nation" treatment as against all goods except those
conveyed in the vessels of France, United States of Aimxi ca am
the Netherlands (goods conveyed in whose vessels under the
Cos orciaL /
Seerc tary #
Jocrd of Trade.
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Correspondence relating to negotiations over revisions in the tariff questions relating to the proposed tariff treaty with Muscat. Includes correspondence relating to negotiations with France, United States, Irish Free State and Canada, as well as, letters in Arabic with translations in English from Taimur bin Faisal [Taymūr bin Fayṣal], Sultan of Muscat, giving full powers in representing him in the negotiations.
Correspondents include Taimur bin Faisal, Sultan of Muscat; Trenchard Craven Fowle, 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. , Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; Major Ralph Ponsonby Watts, 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. Muscat; Major Claude Edward U Bremner, 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. Muscat; John Charles Walton, 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. , Whitehall. A. Wiseman, Dominions Office, London; Maurice J Clauson, 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. , London; Henry Lewis Stimson, Secretary of State of the United States, Washington.
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- 1 file (234 folios)
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Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the first folio and terminates at the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, 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. A second foliation/pagination sequence briefly runs between ff 207-211A; these numbers are written in blue crayon, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence. Circled index numbers written in red crayon can also be found throughout the volume. Foliation errors: 1, 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D and 1E; 9 and 9A; 10 and 10A; 15 and 15A; 23 and 23A; 41 and 41A; 68 and 68A; 177 and 177A, 211 and 211A Foliation omissions: 25
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- Title
- 'Muscat Tariff Treaty'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1ar:1ev, 3r:9v, 9ar:9av, 10r:10v, 10ar:10av, 11r:15v, 15ar:15av, 16r:23v, 23ar:23av, 24r:24v, 26r:41v, 41ar:41av, 42r:68v, 68ar:68av, 69r:177v, 177ar:177av, 178r:211v, 211ar:211av, 212r:220v, back-i
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