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'File 35/86 V A. 77 Muscat Commercial Treaty' [‎140r] (294/442)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (214 folios). It was created in 14 Apr 1938-10 Jun 1938. It was written in English. 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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COHPIDENTIAL L3TTER
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Tfith reference to Article 15, I desire to place on
record the procedure which has been agreed on for the
operation of this articlec
1. If the Sultan desires that any law or regulation
shall be made applicable to nationals of His Majesty, h^
will communicate a copy thereof to the consul of His
Majesty. The consul will post a copy of the law or
regulation in his office and the law or regulation shall
become applicable to nationals of His Majesty one month
after the date on which it is posted. It is, however,
understood that at the request of the Sultan in case of
urgency a shorter period shall be adopted.
2. (1) In the case of legislation imposing taxes or
duties and of municipal or police regulations, the consul
will always post the laws or regulations within tv^/o weeks
of the receipt of the request from the Sultan (or within
a shorter period in special cases of urgency) unless the
laws or regulations are in conflict with Articles 2, 3, 4,
5, 8 or 10 of the present Treaty,
(ii) In the case of legislation imposing customs
duties, unless the law or regulation is in conflict with
Articles 3, 5 or 6 of the present Treaty, the consul will
post the law or regulation immediately upon receipt of the
request from the Sultan and the law or regulation shall
become applicable to nationals of His Majesty within such
period as the Sultan may direct.
(iii) The same procedure as in sub-paragraph (l)
above will apply in the case of all other laws and
regulations, unless in any particular case the consul of
His Majesty submits to the Sultan serious reasons for the
modification/
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Correspondence relating to the negotiations in London with the Sultan of Muscat over articles for inclusion in a new treaty '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 file includes drafts of the articles 1 to 23 with notes in the margin where the Sultan proposed a different wording. Correspondents include 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; 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. , Whitehall; Secretary to the Government of India in the External Affairs Department; and the Colonial Office, London.

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1 volume (214 folios)
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The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file.

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Foliation: This file has foliation numbers that begin on the front cover and end on the back cover.

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English in Latin script
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