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'P. 3 733/1904. Muscat :- Commercial Treaties.' [‎230r] (45/286)

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The record is made up of 1 item (141 folios). It was created in 8 Feb 1903-23 Mar 1914. It was written in English and French. 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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weights should also be inserted. The proviso proposed by
Major Knox in note (4) of this article is mnsultablo for a
treaty and might ; if you consider it desirable, form the
subject of an exchange of notes.
Article XI. It is very necessary that the provisos mentioned
in note (2) by the 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. , should, as far as possible ,
be removed. The wording of the provision regarding salvage is
obscure. The correct expression is rights of salvage” as in
the existing treaty.
Article JLII. The second clause is not at all clear* It
apparently sets up a claim of reciprocity as to which there is
nothing in the existing treaty or in the revised draft of 1905.
The Government of India agree with Major Knox that the clause is
thoroughly objectionable. Should, however, it be eventually
considered desirable to grant reciprocity as to which your
opinion is invited, I am to pointput that the general provisions
of section 238 of the British Merchant Shipping Act, and section
63 of the Indian Ports Act, provide for surrender from British
territory without distinction of country "on proof of desertion",
and an Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. would be necessary to apply the former
section to Maskat. Before, however, ooming to a decision on
this point, the obscurity of the article should be cleared up.
Article XIII. The Government of India concur in the
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. *© remarks*
Article XIT* The words "in which the lex talionis x
x x is necessary" should be deleted. They do not
appear in the French Treaty.
The provision made at the end of this article regarding
protection to British subjects in the service of His Highness
is impossible. Ho such provision exists in the French Treaty.
Article XY. In the interests of Commerce, it is essential
to maintain the provision in the revised draft of 19o5, that
the English Bankruptcy Law should apply.
Article XVI. The exception^as it stands, is undesirable.
The substitution of a clause on the lines of clause 2 of Article

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The item discusses a proposal to revise the Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation signed between Great Britain and Muscat in 1892.

The correspondence includes the opinions of the 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. , the Government of India, the Foreign Office, the Colonial Office, the Board of Trade, 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , the 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. and Consul at Muscat, and the Sultan of Muscat on the revisions required for the treaty.

The item concludes with the decision not to revise the 1891 Treaty, instead agreeing to an extension of the existing treaty for a further five years from February 1914.

Also discussed are questions arising from the proposed revision:

  • the protection of Goanese subjects of Portugal in Muscat;
  • the protection extended by the French Government to subjects of Christian powers residing at Muscat who did not have their own consul.

This is part 3 of 6. Each part includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, year the subject file was opened, subject heading, and list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 208, and terminates at f 349, as part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

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