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'File 35/86 I A 32 Muscat Commercial Treaty, 1891: revision of 1905' [‎128r] (259/480)

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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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fll) I do not understand why His Higlinesg
ojffers this indulgence. If he approves of it, there
seems no reason why we should object to it .
(12) This is merely an amplification of the re st
of the Treaty and it would s eem only fair and
practi call y is already understood! The ^Customs
cannot be expected to keep uncIaTmed goods for
ever. It would read better if the final clause s aid
<f shall be forfeit to the Muskat Government ^
but we could not prevent His Highness ma king
tbem a perquisite of the Customs Superintenden t
if he chose. It would be advisable to put in a
clause that One month before suc h goods are
declared forfeit to the State in the ca se of perish!
able goods and three months ia the case of
ordinary goods, the Customs Superintendent m ust
give notice in writing of his intention to decl are
such goods forfeit to the State and to the British
Consul^ stating nature of goods, quantity , weight,
number, marks and all information likely to lead
to identification of owner, and this irrespective of
whether he has reason to believe that th e goods
unclaimed are the property of other than British
subjects or not/'
Aeticle VII,
No article whatever shall be prohibited from
being imported into, or exported from, the terri
tories of His Highness the Sultan except intoxi-
cants (1). Then the Sultan may decide on the
prohibition or license thereof (2). And fur tber,
when the Sultan may see fit to prohibit the imp ort
or export of certain goods to prevent injury f eared
b y him, then he ma y prohibit (3) (4j.
Notes.—(1) short like this, the exception might
stand I think, it would be advisable if "ar ms and
ammunition were also added. Add a lso " with
regard to which two classes of articles, the provisions
are laid down in articles
respectively.-"
(2) Could not, I think, be admitted withou t
considerable reserve.
(3) Far too wide and better omitted altogethe r
(4) It will be noted that th e Article, as amended,
is silent on Export duties. This will hav e to be
reinserted I presume.
Article VIII.
Read right down to " Special Board" in 6th
line and after insert " such as His Majesty Ql.
The Sultan shall appoint ^ (2)
and thence to end of Article.
(1) Notes . The use of the word hith erto
reserved for His M ajesty the King seems obj ec
tionable. I would request early instructions ou
this point.
(2) Otherwise the proviso seems a harmless con
cession to His Highness's amour propre,- " Such
a board seems highly improbable and the nominal
approval of His High ness would, I presume, be
considered essential.

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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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