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'File 35/86 IV Muscat Treaty' [‎26r] (68/444)

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The record is made up of 1 Volume (204 folios). It was created in 15 Oct 1937-15 Apr 1938. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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(Article 15 Revised Treaty)
Article 17 ,
Should a British, subject die within
the dominions of the Sultan, or dying
elsewhere leave property therein,
moveable or immoveable, the British
Consul shall be authorised to collect,
realise and take possession of the
estate of the deceased, to be disposed
of according to the provisions of
English Law#
Likewise, if a subject of the Sultan
die within His Majesty's dominions or
dying elsewhere leave property therein,
moveable or immoveable, at a place where
a Muscat Consul has been appointed, the
latter shall be authorised to collect,
realise and take possession of the
estate of the deceased to be disposed
of according to the provisions of the
laws and regulations in force in the
Sultan's dominions.

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Correspondence relating to Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation between Great Britain and Sa'id bin Taimur, Sultan of Muscat and Oman signed in 1937 to replace a treaty signed in 1891. The file includes correspondence on municipal tax; prolongation of 1891 treaty; the Sultan's draft with comments by the Major 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) Sir Trenchard 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. ) and the Government of India. The file includes the signed note by Sa'id bin Taimur and 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.

Correspondents include 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; Sa'id bin Taimur, Sultan of Muscat and Oman; Sir Trenchard 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; Government of India, Sir Aubrey Metcalf, Secretary, External Affairs Department, Government of India.

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1 Volume (204 folios)
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The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file. At the front of the file there is contents page.

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Foliation: The foliation sequence commences on the first folio and terminates on the last folio, and uses pencil numbers in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. Circled index numbers in red crayon can also be found throughout the volume.

Foliation errors: 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 83, 83A, 133, 133A, 135, 135A, 142, 142A, 148, 148A, 149, 149A, 171, 171A, 188, 188A. Folios which fold-out are: 34-35, 39-42, 196.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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