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'File 35/86 V A. 77 Muscat Commercial Treaty' [149r] (312/442)
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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Article _18_[_2) : In the first sentence His Highness
desired "the courts" in place of "a court" (of the Sultan).
For the seoona sentence it was agreed to substitute
the alternative two sentences in the margin.
Article 12 (5 ): To meet His Highness it was proposed to
insert, after "for the prevention of breaches of the
roeace", the words "or a breach of a law or regulation of
the Sultan which has been made applicable to nationals of
His Majesty under Article 14". The Sultan could not
agree to these words until Article 14 was discussed.
Article 14 : This article was discussed at considerable
length, and to meet some of the views expressed by His
Highness at the previous meeting it was proposed to him
that the second paragraph should run "In the case of police
or municipal regulations or of legislation imposing taxes
or duties the-text of the laws and regulations, or of the
relevant provisions thereof, shall always be exhibited
.etc.". It was represented to the Sultan that
this met his practical objections, and the general purpose
of the Article and its necessity from our point oi viev/
was explained to him. He could not be brought to accept
it, even with the offered deletion of the thiru paj.a & raph
which, it was explained, was inserted in his own interest.
He objected to a new article which showed that there were
two Governments in his State, and he could not a D ree bo the
machinery by which his laws were enforceable against
British subjects only when exhibited by the Consul.
Certain of his remarks suggested however that his objection
was largely to the appearance of the Article in the Treaty
and that he might be less reluctant to accept the
principle of the Article if it were embodied in an
unpubli shed/
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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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- IOR/R/15/1/412
- Title
- 'File 35/86 V A. 77 Muscat Commercial Treaty'
- Pages
- 42r:45r, 46r:48r, 49r:54r, 55r:58r, 59r:63r, 142r:144r, 145r:150r, 151r:152r, 153r:154r
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