'File 35/86 VII (A 82) Muscat Treaty' [56r] (124/419)
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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7
Article 10.
The Sultan engages by the present Treaty to provide and give
orders to his officials that the movement of goods in transit shall not
be obstructed or delayed in a vexatious manner by unnecessary
customs forma 1 ities and regulations, and that every facility will be
given for their transport.
Article 11.
Either of the two High Contracting Parties may appoint Consuls
to reside in the territories of the other, subject to the consent and
approval of the other as regards the persons so appointed and the
places at which they reside. Such Consuls shall at all times be
accorded in the country in which they reside treatment and privileges
not less favourable than Consuls of the most favoured foreign country.
Each of the High Contracting Parties further agrees to permit his
own nationals to be appointed to Consular Offices by the other
Contracting Party, provided always that the person so appointed
shall not begin to act without the previous approbation of the High
Contracting Party whose national he may be.
Article 12.
(1) British vessels or aircraft coming to the territories of the
Sultan, in distress, shall receive from the local authorities all possible
necessary aid to enable them to revictual and refit so as to proceed
on their voyage or journey.
(2) Should a British vessel or aircraft be wrecked off the coast of
or in the Sultan's territories, the authorities of the Sultan shall
render all possible assistance to save the vessel or aircraft, its cargo
and those on board; they shall also give all possible aid and protec
tion to persons saved, and shall assist them in reaching the nearest
British Consulate; they shall further take every possible care that
such vessel and all parts thereof, and all furniture and appurtenances
belonging thereto, and all goods and merchandise saved therefrom,
including any which may have been cast into the sea, or the proceeds
thereof, if sold, as well as all papers found on board such stranded
or wrecked vessel, shall be given up to the owners of such vessel,
goods, merchandise, &c., or to their agents when claimed by them
or to the British Consul.
(3) The Sultan's authorities shall further see that the British
Consulate is as soon as possible informed of such disaster having
occurred.
(4) Should a British vessel or aircraft, wrecked off the coast of
or in the Sultan's territories, be plundered, the authorities of the
Sultan shall, as soon as they come to know thereof, render prompt
assistance and take all possible measures to pursue and punish the"
robbers and recover the stolen property.
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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.
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- 1 volume (200 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file.
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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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- 'File 35/86 VII (A 82) Muscat Treaty'
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- 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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