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'File 35/86 I A 32 Muscat Commercial Treaty, 1891: revision of 1905' [‎222r] (447/480)

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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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(E 9440/3037/91). 17th August, 19 21.
33841/21.
Sir,
I am directed by Mr. Secretary Churchill to request you
to inform the Marquess Curzon of Kedleston that his attention
has been called to the Note renewing the Anglo-Muscat Treaty
of 1891, for one year from the 1 ith February, 1920.
2. It will be remembered that the position of' the self-
governing Dominions in relation to this Treaty has been the
subject of several discussions during recent years.
v5. At) long ago a^ 1908, a despatch was received from the
Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia, asking that
notice might be given of the termination of tnis Treaty (amongst
others) in respect of Australia. In view of the fact that the
Treaty of 1891, whilst providing for the adherence of the
Dominions, made no similar provision for withdrawal, a reply was
sent to the Governor-General, with the concurrence of the then
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, indicating that the
matter was one of some difficulty, and that a special Convention
would require to "be made. The correspondence referred to will
be found in the letters from this Departmen tjof the 3rd June,
and the 1st July, 1908 and the letter from tne Foreign Office of
the 19 th June , 1908.
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4. In a letter from the Foreign Office of the 13th
September, 1909, it was stated that trie desirability of entering
into an agreement to allow withdrawal of the Overseas Dominions
in respect of this Treaty was being considered, such an agreement
having already been made in the similar case of the Treaty with
Paraguay. The substance of this letter was communicated to the
Governor General of Australia in Lord Crewe's despatch of the
8 th . .

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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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