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'File 35/86 VII (A 82) Muscat Treaty' [145r] (306/419)
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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In. the Name of God, the Merciful, the Coriipassionate
Sa'icl "bin raimur Uultan of Muscat and OiBan unto all who may
read this document, "be they one or a company, greetings I
Whereas a new Treaty between us, in respect of the
Sultanate of Muscat end Oman, of the one part, and Our Kable
Friend (leorge the Sixth, King of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland, and the United British Dominions "beyond the Seas,
Emperor of India, of the other part, to replace the Treaty of
Friendship Commerce and Navigation, signed at Muscat on the
19th March 1891, was concluded, and signed on the 15th Dhei
il Hijjah 135? on our hehalf in person, on the one hand, and hy
the Plenipotentiary of O^r Hohle l^irend George the Sixth, on
the other hand, and that Treaty is as follows, word for word
(Signature)
We, having considered the Treaty aforesaid, have approved,
accepted, and confirmed its Articles and Clauses severally and
as a whole, as we do by this document approve, accept, confirm
and ratify it, for Ourselves, our heirs and successors in
respect of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman; promising upon
the honour of Our Hoyal Word that we will sincerely and
faithfully observe and perform all and singular the things
which are mentioned and contained in the Treaty, and that we
will not expose the same to be violated by anyone, or to any
transgression, so far as it lies in our power. And ^or the
greater validity and affirmation we have placed Our Seal upon
this document, which we have signed with Our Hoyal Hand.
Signed in the Palace at Muscat, the 17th Dhee il uijjah
1357, in the Eighth year of Our Reign.
(Signature)
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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
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence