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'File 35/86 II A 45 Muscat - Commercial Treaty of 1891 and revision of treaty 1922' [126v] (258/572)
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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Ho«r 8 C of 1923»
Muscat, the 28th. February 1923m
Major 1» Rae, I* A*,
Politicai. Agent & H-ifi's Consul, Muscat®
The Hon'ble 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.
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in the Persian Gull, Bushire*
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Renewal of Cormnercial Treaty.
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Sir,
I have the honour to submit four copies of
an agreement concluded with His Highness the Sultan, in
accordance with the instructions contained in Foreign
OHftog telegram No« 181-'S dated 17th February 1923, pro
longing the Commercial Treaty of 1891 for another year
from 11th February 1923%
His Highness is willing to prolong the treaty
for a much longer period provided Government will consent
to seek the concurrence of America and France and will
themselves agree to his raising his rate of customs duty
to lOft* It is desireable that His Highness should have
this right to enable him to raise more revenue for the
needs of the State, and to enable him to dispense witn
other less lucrative and more troublesome taxation.
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I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient servant.
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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.
& H.^'suonsul,
Muscat.
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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.
- Extent and format
- 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.
- Written in
- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/1/409
- 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