'File 35/86 III A. 74. Muscat Treaty' [‎126r] (270/548)

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His Majesty' g GoTernment would be glad to hare his proposals
for the reirieion in order thrt they any consider them before
negotiations for the revision actually begin.
4, It may be noted that Article 2 of the present Treaty
(Aitcniaon Vol,XI, page 310) confers moat-faYoured-nation
righte on British and British protected subjects. It is true
that if the Treaty should lapse this Article would of course
be equally nullified with the rest of the Treaty but in view
of our special position in Muscat it can scarcely be contempat-
ed that any fresh Treaty will not confer similar rights. If
therefore the sultan 1 s proposals for the new Treaty involve
terms less favourable than those enjoyed by the citizens of
the United States of America under the Treaty of 18S3 (Ibid*
App.XXVII), or subjects of France under the Treaty of 1344
(Ibid,App.XXIX), or subjects of the Netherlands under the
Treaty of 1877 (Ibid. App.XXXlX), then it will fee necessary
to ask the Sultan to revise these 'Treaties as well.
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for Secretary to the Political
Res ident in the Pers ian Gulf.
sd. T .O.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. .
Attested.
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