'File 35/86 III A. 74. Muscat Treaty' [‎261r] (522/548)

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itself to Hia Majesty's Government, and no
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doubt still holds the field. Action suggest*
ed in case of france appears to offer good
prospect of success and, if, as seems probable.
Sultan now evinces same desire as previously
to free hiiaself from tariff restrictions,
should supply us with useful aid in concluding
our own new Treaty with him,
(ii) Success with France may incline
United States of America to follow suit, and
perhaps to waive insistence on moat favoured
nation rights in other matters (see United
States of ,\merica draft treaty of 1930). /e
ft o raay expect Sultan in any case to maintain his
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j resistance to grant of such rights (paragraph
5 of Sir H, Biscoe's letter .of the 7th April
v| 1932).
i 1 \ (iii) Path will then be clear to grant of
tariff autonomy to Muscat. H.B. Holland
under declaration of 1877 retains no right to
specified rate of tariff once Sultan is free
of obligations under this head to other
countries.
3 « Above observations must be read as subject to
qualification in the light of present tendencies of Sultan
as these may be revealed in present Treaty negotiations. But
having in mind Sultan* a projected t our which will take him to
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United States of America and France (where he may be terapted
to open negotiations himself), there would be advantage in
referring at an early stage of the present Treaty discussions
to the implications of treaties between Muscat and other
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