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'File 35/86 VII (A 82) Muscat Treaty' [57v] (127/419)
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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Article 18.
All the provisions of the present Treaty providing for the grant
of the treatment accorded to the most favoured foreign country shall
be interpreted as meaning that such treatment shall be accorded
immediately and unconditionally.
Article 19.
(1) His Majesty may through his Consular Officer at Muscat give
notice of his desire that the present Treaty shall extend to any of
his colonies, overseas territories or protectorates, or to any mandated
territory in respect of which the mandate is exercised by his Govern
ment in the United Kingdom, or to any of the States under his
protection, except Koweit, Bahrein, Qatar, Abu Dhabi, Dibai,
Sharjah, Ajman, Umm-al-Qaiwain, Eas-al-Khaimah and Kalba, and
the Treaty shall be extended to any territory specified in such notice
as from the date thereof.
(2) After the expiry of a period of two years from the coming
into force of the present Treaty either High Contracting Party may,
by giving twelve months' notice, terminate the application of the
present Treaty to any territory to which it has been extended under
the provisions of the preceding paragraph.
Article 20.
(1) The High Contracting Parties agree that His Majesty may by
notification given through his Consular Officer at Muscat accede to
the present Treaty in respect of any Member of the British Common
wealth of Nations whose Government may desire that such accession
should be effected. Any such accession shall take effect as from the
date of notification thereof.
(2) After the expiry of a period of two years from the coming into
force of the present Treaty either High Contracting Party may, by
giving twelve months' notice, terminate the Treaty as regards any
country in respect of which notification of accession has been given
under paragraph (1) of this Article.
(3) Any notification made under paragraph (1) of this Article
may include any dependency or mandated territory administered by
the Government of the country in respect of which notification of
accession is given, and any notice given under paragraph (2) of this
Article shall be applicable to any such dependency or mandated
territory which was included in such notification of accession.
Article 21.
(1) So long as in any territory referred to in Articles 19 and 20
to which the provisions of the present Treaty are not applicable,
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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