'File 35/86 III A. 74. Muscat Treaty' [‎188r] (396/548)

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA,
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BUSHIRE RESIDENCY An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. .
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CONFIDENTIAL RECORDS
[N.B.—This is an ORIGINAL
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expense and undue use of the wires, but intended to be treated, on
receipt, with the same expedition as if it had been telegraphed. To
save time and formalities it signed
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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,
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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. , Bushire.
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Dated 13th October 1937
Revision of the Muscat Treaty*
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Reference my tslegrani No» 97 dated 11th October 1937, last
paragraph.
1 forward herewith a brief report &£ niy impressions of the
general attitude and desiderata of the Sultan in the matter of the
revision of the 1891 Treaty as gathered during the course of the
discussions on the subject which hay e recently taken place.
2. The outstanding feature of the discussions is the very
candidly expressed opinion of the Sultan that at the present moment,
and for some time past, the existence of the 1891 Treaty has con
stituted a burden and an infliction on his State. The Sultan 1 s
ideas on the question summarised up are that the British Indian
objects, who form the most prosperous section of the community and
s. 6.
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1515 s&p—(m-2089)—2-4-35—200,000.