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'File 35/86 III A. 74. Muscat Treaty' [‎135r] (288/548)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (273 folios). It was created in 18 Mar 1931-22 Oct 1937. 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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Fai^a.1 v.as tnat His Majesty's Government authorized
wie Poxitical Agnet to negotiate the revision of the
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Treaty v.itxiout asking to be informed beforehand of the
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Sultan's proposals and that he desired a similar
procso-Ui e to be observed now, I replied that the
old records oi this matter were in Muscat but that in
^.y opinion sucn a metiioo. ¥/ou3.d entail a considerable
delay in making appreciable progress with the revision
oi the Treaty especially as Eis Highness had stated
verbally to me that he desired to alter the great
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majority of the Articles therein and it would render
it quite impossible to complete everything before the
expiry of the present Treaty on February 11th 19S8,
I added that whatever may have been the precise pro
cedure adopted in the time of his Grandfather under
circumstances which were probably different from the
present ones. His Majesty's Government had expressed
a desire to learn from the Sultan what his proposals
£©£ for the Revision of the Treaty were and that I
therefore requested His Highness to comply with their
wish. After some further talk on the subject the
Sultan clearly led me to understand that while he was
in Kashmere he would work out the details of the altej?
- ations he desired to have made in the Treaty and
inform me for communication to His Majesty's Government.
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4. I regret to see that in his last letter on
the subject now received, dated July l€th,the Sultan
has returned to his former attitude and asks for a
delegate to be appointed to commence negotiations
without stating what his proposals are,
5 < Unless some comprehensive idea is obtained
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beforehand of what the Sultan/ideas regarding the
revision are, I see no hope of completing a new Treaty
until/

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This file consists of correspondence relating to the prolonging of the Muscat Commercial Treaty of 1891 for a further period of one year. The correspondence discusses issues of extra-territoriality; implications for Morocco and British rights; municipal taxes; tariff; taxation of British subjects; prolongation of the Treaty. Also discussed is the withdrawal from the Treaty by Australia, Canada, Irish Free State and South Africa. Correspondents include 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. Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; Said bin Taimur [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr], Sultan of Muscat and Oman; Secretary of State, Foreign Office, London; 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; External Affairs Department, Government of India.

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1 volume (273 folios)
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The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file.

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Foliation: this file has foliation numbers in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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