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'File 35/86 I A 32 Muscat Commercial Treaty, 1891: revision of 1905' [‎129r] (261/480)

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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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<l but, at the same time His Hiofoness, looking
to the interests o£ tra de and the importance of
the protection o£ troods fr om pilfering between
ship ancT shore, hereby promises to attach the
greatest weight to the recommendations and re-
monstrance? of His Majesty 's Consnl; when base d
on the proceedings o f a committee of British
traders residing in Maskat."^
(3) It will be noticed that the phrase " and that
standard scales reside " has been omitted,
pro bably through inadvertence.
(4) While we are dealing w ith this matter, it
wou ld seem advisable to include this proviso
" whereas the attention of His Highness the
Sultan has been drawn to the many complaints,
alleging that car go, eBpecially rice, destined for
other ports, has, in course of transit, been pilfered.
by JVIaskat coolies A term used to describe labourers from a number of Asian countries, now considered derogatory. and others, working on board
British steamers, His Highness hereby engages
that, on the re quisition of a British mei'chant,
supported b y His Majesty^s Consul, he will provide
a suitable guard of his own sepoys Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank. , under the
command of a competent official, in the app oint
ment of whom and in regard to the number o£
sepoys Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank. despatched on this duty, His Highness will
give due weight to the representations of the
B ritish merchant and Consul. The duties of th is
g uard will be to arrest and make oyer to His
Highness, for prompt and condign punishment, at
the infliction of which the British merchant or a
re presentative from His Britannic Majesty's Con
sulate shall he given the opportunity to attend,
all vagabonds and unauthorised persons, Maskafe
subjects, found loitering on board a British mer
chant steamer and especially all persons caught on
board in the act of pilfering cargo. It is, howevei",
understood that, in such a case, no arrests will be
made except at the instance of the Captain of the
vessel or the British merchant or their ageuts.
Such sepo ys will be paid direct by the Agent or
Captain of the steamer concerned a daily wage of
Ks. 2^ per diem and t he otficer in charge a daily
wage of Us. 5 per diem, to be borne by ttie
merchant making the r equisition, so long as the
aforesaid guard is employed on this duty/ -7
Article XL
British vessels entering a port in the dominions
of His Highness the Sultan in distress shall
receive from the local authorities all (1) aid
in their power ( ^) to enable them to revictual and
relit so as to proceed on their voyage.
Should a British vessel be wrecked off the coast
of His Highnesses dominions, the authorities of
His Highness shall render all assistance in their
power to the distressed vessel in order to save the
xessel, her cargo, and those on board; they shall
also give aid (3) to save persons and shall assist
them in reaching the nearest British Consulate;
they shall further take every possible care that
the goods so recovered are safely stored, and kept
for the purpose of being handed over to the owner,
captain, agent of the vessel or British Consul

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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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