'File 35/86 II A 45 Muscat - Commercial Treaty of 1891 and revision of treaty 1922' [15r] (35/572)
The record is made up of 1 volume (281 folios). It was created in 12 Feb 1922-11 Mar 1931. 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 4.
There shall be perfect freedom of commerce and navigation between the
Hi^h Contracting Parties ; each shall allow the subjects of the other to enter
all "ports, creeks, and rivers with their vessels and cargoes, also to travel, reside,
pursue commerce and trade, whether wholesale or retail, in each other s domi
nions, and therein to hire, purchase, and possess houses, warehouses, shops,
stores, and lands. British subjects shall everywhere be freely permitted,
whether personally or by agent, to bargain for, buy, barter, and sell all kinds
of goods, ,articles of import, or native production, whether intended for sale
within the dominions of His Highness or for export, and to arrange with the
owner or his agent regarding the price of all such goods and produce without
interference of any sort on the part of the authorities of His Highness,
His Highness the Sultan of Muskat binds himself not to allow or recog
nise the establishment of any kind of monopoly or exclusive privilege of trade
within his dominions to any Government, Association, or individua , ^
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Correspondence concerning the Muscat Commercial Treaty of 1891 and a revision of the treaty in 1922. Includes the text of the 1833 Treaty of Amity and Commerce between the USA and Sayyid Sa'id bin Sultan [Saʻīd bin Sulṭān] of Muscat and correspondence with the United States of America over the revisions. Letters discuss the raising of the rate of customs from 5% to 10%. The file includes the text of the 1922 agreement in Arabic and English.
Correspondents include 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. ; Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Muscat; Deputy Secretary to the Government of India; Commonwealth of Australia, Governor General's Office; Foreign Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Department; Secretary of State, United States.
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- 1 volume (281 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: this file has circled foliation numbers that begin on front cover and end on back cover.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/1/409
- Title
- 'File 35/86 II A 45 Muscat - Commercial Treaty of 1891 and revision of treaty 1922'
- Pages
- front, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:3v, 3ar:3av, 4r:199v, 199ar:199av, 200r:281v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence