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'File 35/86 VII (A 82) Muscat Treaty' [39r] (90/419)
The record is made up of 1 volume (200 folios). It was created in 1 Dec 1938-3 Jan 1941. 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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Vt 8322—P 8 1000 + 3000 4.37
requested that in any further communi-
n this subject the under-mentioned letter
mber may he quoted, and the reply
'd to—
Under Secretary of State for India,
Political Department,
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.
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London, S.TF. 1.
3.8394/38
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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.
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WHITEHALL,
LONDON, S.W.I.
^8th December,1938
C0#fi3£NTlAL RECORDS
Sir,
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With reference to the earlier correspondence
on the subject of the revision of the Muscat Treaty of 1891'
I am directed "by the Secretary of State to forward
(a) two signature copies, in English and in Arabic,
of the draft treaty, the text of which has been
approved by His Majesty's G-overnraent, the Government
of India, and the Sultan of Muscat. Of these, the
copy for retention by the Sultan has been prepared
with the English text following the Arabic;
^ (b) spare copies of the draft Treaty]
^ (c) the instrument conveying the full powers issued
by His Majesty authorising you to sign the Treaty
for G-reat Britain and Northern Ireland and for India;
and
^ (d) a personal seal for your use in signing the
Treaty.
S. Approval by His Majesty 1 s Government and the
Government of India of -the signature of the Treaty is
dependent on the completion of the following procedure, to
which the Sultan has already agreedi
(i) An exchange of letters with the Sultan with
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reference to Article 7, in the terms indicated in your
letter to the Sultan of the 5th July, No. 0/425; and l . •,/
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(ii) Acceptance by the Sultan of a confidential letter,
in terms already agreed to by His Highness, placing on
record the procedure agreed on for the operation of
Article 15« —
1/
he Hon^le Lt* Col, Sir T.C.W.Powle,
K.O.I .E., G.B .E.,
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.
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Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
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The volume contains correspondence relating to the signing of a new treaty between Great Britain and the Sultan of Muscat 'to replace the Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation signed at Muscat on the 19th March, 1891, which terminates on the 11th February, 1939.' The new treaty consisted of twenty three articles relating to commerce and navigation. Topics discussed in the correspondence include:
- Signatures and seals (ff 7-12);
- Implications for South Africa and Government of India (f 130-131);
- Instruments and certificates of ratification (ff 35-38; 139-146);
- Speech by Said bin Taimur on signing the treaty (ff 93-97) with reply by 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.
- The drafting process (f 13) and translations of technical terms in Arabic and English (f149-150)
- List of British colonial territories to which the treaty applies in accordance with the provisions of article 19.
The volume includes the full text of the final treaty in Arabic and English (folios 41-75) and the ratification by George the Sixth (folios 77-80). Correspondents include Said bin Taimur [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr], Sultan of Muscat; Trenchard Craven Fowle, 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; Senior Naval Officer Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; Secretary of State for India, London; Secretary to the Government of India in the External Affairs Department.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (200 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: The file has circled foliation numbers that begin on the front cover and end on the back cover.
- Written in
- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/1/414
- Title
- 'File 35/86 VII (A 82) Muscat Treaty'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1ar:1bv, 2r:11v, 12ar:12bv, 13r:14v, 17r:91v, 93r:96v, 97ar:97bv, 98r:130v, 131ar:131bv, 132r:171v, 172ar, 172br, 172v:199v, ii-r:ii-v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence