'File 35/86 V A. 77 Muscat Commercial Treaty' [‎193r] (400/442)

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Telegrara
J^rom Secretary to the UoverniDent of india,
External Affairs department, Simla.
To K.M 1 s Secretary of State for india,
London#
Repeated to Irolitical Resident, -^ushire#
Mq. 910
J3ated 5th received 6th June 1938.
Peel from Metcalfe*
Your telegram ^o# 1038 of 1st June
/■ I " '
and Fov/le * s telegram ^o» 2 19 of 3rd June. '
We have only a very few comments to
make on final draft of treaty and hope that these
will te ready in about a week s tine. consider
it immaterial whether Js'owle discusses points ?/e pro-
-pose to raise and other outstanding points in India
within next fortnight or in Muscat after Sultan's
return there♦ it would in any case appear improbable
from stages enumerated in -b^wle's telegram that treaty
will be ready for final signature in July.
2m it appears that -fc'owle will in any
case have to see Sultan twice once for discussion of
outstanding points and once for final signature of
Treaty. ^e suggest that it should be left to him
to decide in consultation if necessary with Sultan
whether it will be more convenient for first interview
to take place while Sultan is still in J-ndia or shortly
after his return to Muscat.
We could probably arrange for trans-
-lation of draft treaty by an official of Punjab iiiduca-
-tional Service at a cost not exceeding K s# 200/- •
Please/