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'P. 3 733/1904. Muscat :- Commercial Treaties.' [309r] (203/286)
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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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.
,
London, 22nd February 1901.
Revenue,
No. 25.
To His Excellency the Right Honourable the Governor
General of India in Council.
My Lor:),
Commercial Agreement with Portugal.
* Foreign Office letter, <bite<l 21st Janu
ary 1901.
Portuguese Embassy letter, tlated otn
January 1901.
Memorandum by Mr. Harrison, dated oth
January 1901.
Marquis of Salisbury’s letter, dated 7th
May 1898.
Enclosure in the above, being a draft
agreement between Great Britain anu
Portugal.
Letter to Foreign Office, dated 19r.h Feb
ruary 1901.
Draft of Indian Declaration to be added to
the Belgian Draft Treaty, as revised on 12th
August 1898.
I enclose for your Excellency’s information,
copy of the papers* marginally noted, regarding a
proposal to press on the acceptance of the Portu
guese Government a draft commercial agreement
between Great Britain and Portugal.
2 . I shall be glad to learn the views of your
Excellency’s Government by telegraph on the
question whether India should be a party to the
proposed agreement.
3 . The considerations which have suggested
themselves to me upon the subject are somewhat
as follows:—
India’s total direct trade with Portugal is small,
only about 27,000/. (4,000/. imports and 23,000/.
exports) on the average of the past five years ;
As the draft stands it will apply to India,
which may withdraw by giving notice within six
months from date of ratification. If, however,
India does not wish to accede, it will be advisable to
say so at once rather than withdraw afterwards;
The draft agreement will not affect Portuguese
colonies ;
In the case of the Belgian and German Draft
Treaties I have found it necessary to require the addi
tion to the treaties of certain declarations. Those
declarations concern (1) the inclusion of Native
States in British India; (2) power to control
foreigners travelling or settling in India; (3)
limitation of rights of foreigners in Native States,
and (4) restriction on the appointment of Consuls.
It seems to be advisable to require the addition of
these declarations to all treaties to which India
may hereafter be a party; but on this point I
des*ire to receive an expression of the opinion of
your Excellency’s Government.
Article 5 bars the adoption of an alcoholic
standard of duty on wine containing from 30 to 42
degrees of proof spirit. But that does not clash
with the present Indian tariff, which imposes a
uniform duty of one rupee per gallon on all wine
9577. I. 176. A
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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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