Coll 20/3(3) 'Muscat: Relations with HMG: Commercial Treaty, Revision of' [‎8v] (16/693)

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The file contains letters, telegrams, minutes, and draft correspondence relating to the revision of the Anglo-Muscat Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation of 1891. The papers cover the finalisation and signing of the new treaty on 5 February 1939. The majority of the file covers the final adjustments to the wording and grammar of the text of the treaty which 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. carried out in consultation with the Foreign Office, Colonial Office, Dominions Office, Board of Trade, Government of India, 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. , and Sultan Said bin Taimur of Muscat [Sa‘īd ibn Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd].

The file also contains correspondence relating to the following matters:

• the question of extra-territorial jurisdiction over subjects of British Dominions in Muscat, specifically those of the Union of South Africa
• notes on translation
• arrangements for the printing and distribution of the final text of the treaty
• preparations for the signing and ratification of the treaty, including 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. 's need for a personal seal
• the composition of a communiqué for the press
• the customary publication of letters relating to the signing of the treaty
• the question of the application of the terms of the treaty to an independent India and Pakistan, including a note on British-Indian subjects residing in Muscat by Major Andrew Charles Stewart of the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Muscat (folios 24-25).

Other more minor matters covered by the file include:

• a Home Office request for a provision for control of dangerous drugs to be added to the treaty
• the need for the Sultan's formal consent to the appointment of Captain Tom Hickinbotham as 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. in Muscat
• notice given to the Sultan of the territories to which the treaty is applicable
• 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. 's (William Rupert Hay) wish to import fish manure from Muscat to Ceylon.

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1 file (344 folios)

Arrangement

The file is arranged in chronological order, from the back to the front.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 346; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 267-281; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script

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