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'File 35/86 I A 32 Muscat Commercial Treaty, 1891: revision of 1905' [‎41r] (85/480)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (236 folios). It was created in 6 Jul 1905-1 Feb 1922. 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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Insolvency should
^e proved "before Punch.
A limit during which
cargo for transhipment
may remain in the Custom
^ House without "being tran-
% shipped could ^e fixed.
Perhaps ground rent could
"be charged after 15 days
as in Persia,
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to charge duty on merchandise according to the
rates of the town (Muscat^?) and not on the
original value or kind (character) thereof.
7. British subjects should at present (?)
have the "benefit of living, without any condi
tion in the whole territory of His Highness the
Sultan of Muscat arid in protected (peaceful)
places so far as possible.
8. And it should "be so, that should any
of the subjects of the foreign Po?\rers make a
Will, regarding his property, on (in favour of)
His Highness the Sultan, His Highness shall "be
the trustee and the Consul shall have no ques
tion in (nothing to do with) that property.
9. If anyone should claim his dues against
a Muscat subject who is poor (insolvent) and
has not the wherewithal to satisfy such claim,
and his poverty and inability to pay
the claim be proved, then he should not be
imprisoned or punished. And if he has a father-
son or brother (his relatives) these are not
to be punished.
10. Regarding Transhipment. The privileges
of transhipment that have been granted to mer
chants should be given to the representatives
of mail companies, etc. and these should be
subject to the rules that affect the merchants,
and the tax (duty) should be charged from them
after the known limit (fixed period of time ?).
For instance if merchandise be received from a
foreign company under the name transhipment
and be not removed during the period fixed for
.the merchants, then the Company should have to
pay the tax (duty ? demurrage ?) and expenses.
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Correspondence concerning the Muscat Commercial Treaty of 1891 and its revision in 1905. Includes drafts of the treaty articles with comments in the margins on possible amendments as well as the final signed agreement. A letter discusses the wish of the Sultan to be addressed as His Majesty. Correspondents include Ronald Evelyn Wingate, 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; 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. ; Taimur bin Faisal [Taymūr ibn Fayṣal], Sultan of Muscat; Deputy Secretary to the Government of India.

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1 volume (236 folios)
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The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file.

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Foliation: The foliation system in use is the sequence of numbers appearing in a circle in the top right hand corner of each folio. The file also bears a former foliation system comprising of uncircled numbers.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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