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'Muscat: Proposed Tariff Treaty' [119r] (245/509)
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BRITISH ISMBASSY,
U 5190/4 33/91) •
WAB11INGT0H*
September l&th,1930,
Bear Baatern Department, j)
yt
s
On receipt of your despatdh No* 1162
(K«4066/433/91) of August 5th we duly informed the
United states Goverment that Hie Majesty's Governnent
welcomed the suggestion that they should eulamit for
the oonsiderat ion of the Sultan of Musoat a draft of a
new treaty on most favoured nation lines to replace
Article 3 of the Treaty of 1883*
The Treaty Division of the State Department,
who have, in aocordance with our request, got busy on a
draft treaty, telephoned yesterday to enquire whether it
should be drawn up as between the President of the
United States and the Sultan or as between the President
and His Majesty The Kin^ On looking up the various
treaties in ^alloy^ Treaties, Qonventiona, etc.,
between the United States and other powers" the
following situation is disclosed:
The Treaty of 1833 was concluded, apparently,
bet*eeii a sea captain named Roberts, as Special Agent
of the President of the United States, and the .>ultan
h of Musoat (Malloy, pags 1238). Thoro appflara to have
been no later treaty between the United btat^s and
Muscat; but ushereas in 1886 a ^Treaty as to duties on
liquors and consular powers", in which reference is
made to the 1833 treaty as affecting Zanzibar,
was concluded between plenipotentiaries of the
President of the United States and of the Sultan of
Zanzibar, (Malloy, page 1899), three further treaties
affeoting
Sastern Department,
Jbreign Office,
London, S.^M.
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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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- 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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