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'Muscat: Proposed Tariff Treaty' [62r] (130/509)
The record is made up of 1 file. It was created in 4 Sep 1929-19 Aug 1931. It was written in English and French. 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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the earliest possible moment such waiver of their rights
under the articles of the two treaties referred to above as
will allow of a general increase in the Muscat tariff
afeove the present flat rate of five per cent. Since there
has been no French Consular representative at Muscat for
some years past, and United States interests there are
in charge of the G-overnment of India's
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.
,
His Highness has requested that His Majesty's Government
should take up the matter with the two G-overnments concerned
on his "behalf.
4, I transmit to you, herewith, a memorandum setting
forth in greater detail the reasons which have impelled the
.sultan to maiie this request, and arguments in itsjsupport,
and I shall be glad if you willaddress a note to the
G-overnment to which you are accredited based on the material
contained in this memorandum, and will urge them to give the
matter their early and favourable consideration. United
states trade with Muscat appears now to be of very
slight importance, and you may find it desirable to malie
use of this point. Sut His Majesty's Government would be
very reluctant to ma lie any statement the effect of which
might be to encourage United States interest in this State,
and you may therefore, on consideration, think it preferable
not to draw attention to the unimportant character of their
interests at the present time, unless the course of
discussion should render this inevitable. Should the United
States Government be prepared in principle to consent to
this modification of their treaty rights, the question of
the best method of giving legal effect to the modification of
the relevant treaty position can be subsequently considered,
5. Instructions in a similar sense are being sent to
His Majesty's embassador in Paris 0
I am, with great truth. Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
(for the Secretary of State),
'Sgd.) G.W.REKDEI.
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Correspondence relating to the drafting of the Muscat Tariff treaty. Letters discuss the raising of duty on French and American goods beyond a rate of five per cent which had been limited by Article 3 of the 1833 Treaty between Muscat and the United States of America, and by Article 10 of the 1844 Treaty between Muscat and France. Topics covered include: the proposed revision of the American treaty of 1833; proposed revision of the British Treaty of 1891; proposed revision of French treaty of 1844; flying of the French flag by Sur dhows; and the Commercial Treaty with the Netherlands 1877. The file also contains the draft treaty articles; discussion of zakat and exports; measures to meet the deficits.
Correspondents include Trenchard Craven Fowle, 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; 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. ; George William Rendell, Foreign Office, London; Ronald Ian Campell, British Embassy, Washington; Joseph P Cotton, Under Secretary, Department of State, Washington; Council of Ministers, Muscat; Taimur bin Faisal [Taymūr bin Fayṣal], Sultan of Muscat and Oman.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the title page and terminates at the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, and can be found in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. Foliation errors: 1, 1A, 1B and 1C; 93 and 93A; 109 and 109A; 117 and 117A; 120 and 120A; 121 and 121A; 124 and 124A; 178 and 178A; 182 and 182A; 191 and 191A; 195 and 195A; 199 and 199A; 221 and 221A. Foliation omissions: 24-26; 152-153.
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- 'Muscat: Proposed Tariff Treaty'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1r:1v, 1ar:1cr, 2r:23v, 27r:29r, 30r:45r, 46r:56r, 57r:67r, 68r:69r, 70r:71r, 72r:93v, 93ar, 94r:109v, 109ar, 110r:117v, 117ar:117av, 118r:120v, 120ar, 121r:121v, 121ar:121av, 122r:124v, 124ar, 125r:151v, 154r:178v, 178ar:178av, 179r:182v, 182ar:182av, 183r:191v, 191ar:191av, 192r:195v, 195ar:195av, 196r:199v, 199ar:199av, 200r:221v, 221ar:221av, 222r:244v, back-i
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