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'File 35/86 VII (A 82) Muscat Treaty' [40r] (92/419)
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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2.
I am to ask that you will "be good enough
to prepare the required letters for delivery to His
Highness, and am to state, with regard to (ii), that
after scrutiny here no ohjection is seen to the Arabic I
translation of the draft confidential letter of which a
copy was received with your express letter of the 15th
-A-?©-f>-a?
July, No. 390-S. with regard to (i) you are authorised,
in view of the Government of India 1 s telegram of the
- i
22nd December, No. 1906, to give the Sultan the assurance
desired "by him (as mentioned in the enclosure to your
letter to His Highness, No. C/447, dated the 8th July)
regarding the reduction of fees levied hy the Persian
Gulf Lighting and Buoying Committee.
3. I am to request that you will now make the
necessary arrangements for the signature of the Treaty,
and that you inform the Secretary of State Id r telegram
as soon as signature and the required exchange of letters
have taken place, in order that, with the concurrence
of the Government of India, urgent steps may "be
taken for the ratification of the Treaty "by His Majesty
and for the exchange of ratifications with the Sultan
if possible "before the 11th Fehruary*
^ A copy of this letter is "being sent to the
Government of India and to the
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.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
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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
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence