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'P. 3 733/1904. Muscat :- Commercial Treaties.' [‎324r] (233/286)

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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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Draft of Revised Treaty of Friendship, Commerce, and Navigation, between Great Britain
and Maskat.
His Majesty the Kinj? of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the seas, Emperor of India, and
His Highness the Saiyid Sir Feysai-bin-Turki-hin-Saeed, G.C.I.E., Snltan of
Maskut and Oman, being desirous to confirm and strengthen the friendly
relations which now subsist between the two countries, and to promote and
extend their commercial relations, have named as their Plenipotentiaries to
conclude a treaty for this purpose, that is to say—
on behalf of His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the seas,
Emperor of India.
And His Highness the Sultan of Maskat and Oman in person;
Who have agreed upon and concluded the following Articles:—
Article I.
The treaty concluded between the British Government and His Highness
the Sultan of Maskat and Oman, on the 19th March 1891, corresponding to the
8 th Shaban 1308, and ratified on the 20th February 1892, is hereby cancelled
and declared void from the date when the present treaty comes into operation,
and the present treaty shall, from that date, be substituted for it.
Article II.
The provisions of this treatv relating to British subjects shalLexiend also
to subjects of Native States in India under the protection of His Britannic
Majesty. Such subjects shall enjoy, immediately and unconditionally,
throughout Die dominions of His Highness the Sultan of Maskat and Oman,
with respect to commerce, shipping, and the exercise of trade, as, in every other
respect, all the rights, privileges, immunities, advantages, and protection
whatsoever nature, which are, or hereafter may be, enjoyed by, or accorded
to, the subjects or citizens of Maskat or Oman, or subjects or citizens of the
most favoured nation.
They shall more especially not be liable to other or more onerous duties,
imposts, restrictions, or obligations of whatever description, than those to
which subjects.or citizens of Maskat or Oman, or subjects or citizens of the
most favoured nation now are, or hereafter may be, subjected.
Article III.
The two High Contracting Parties acknowledge reciprocally to each other
the right of appointing Consuls to reside in each other’s dominions wherever
the interests of commerce may require the presence of such officers ; and such
Consuls shall at all times be placed, in the country in which they reside, on
the footing of the Consuls of the most favoured nation. Each of the High
Contracting Parties further agree to permit his own subjects to be appointed
to Consular offices by the other Contraciing Party : provided always that the
persons so appointed shall not begin to act without the previous approbation
of the Sovereign whose subjects they may be. The public functionaries of
either Government residing in the dominions of the other shall enjoy the same
privileges, immunities, and exemptions which are enjoyed within the same
dominions by similar public functionaries of other countries.
Article IV.
There shall be perfect freedom of commerce and navigation between the
High Contracting Parties ; each shall allow the subjects of the other to enter all
ports, creeks, and rivers with their vessels and cargoes, also to travel, reside,
and pursue commerce and trade, whether wholesale or retail, in each other’s

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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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