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Coll 20/3(3) 'Muscat: Relations with HMG: Commercial Treaty, Revision of' [188r] (375/693)
The record is made up of 1 file (344 folios). It was created in 17 Oct 1938-19 Nov 1947. 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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customs authorities and are reshipped for a destination
abroad within two months of being so landed, and that all
customs charges are paid before the goods are reshipped.
(c) On coal, fuel and oil, Naval and Air Force provisions and
stores and fittings, the property of His Majesty, landed in
the territories of the Sultan for the use of the ships of His
Majesty’s Naval Forces and the aircraft of his Air Forces;
duty shall, however, be payable if any of the goods thus
exempted are sold or otherwise disposed of in the local
markets.
(d) On goods transhipped or landed pending the repair of damage
caused to the vessel or aircraft by stress of weather or
disasters at sea or in the air, provided the cargo so dis
charged shall be left in the custody of the customs
authorities and be reshipped abroad within a period of
three months from the date of the original landing and that
all customs charges have been paid.
(5) In the cases referred to in paragraph (4) above customs
formalities in respect of landing, examination, clearance and shipment
of goods are to be observed.
(6) All goods remaining uncleared in the Sultan’s custom-houses
after four months from the date of their original landing shall be dis
posed of by the Sultan’s customs authorities by a public auction after
notifying the steamer or aircraft agents .concerned. Their sale
proceeds, after payment of the auctioneering charges, customs duty
and charges, shall be kept in deposit for a period of one year and
refunded to the owner if the claim is established during this period,
after which no claim shall be entertained.
(7) In this Article the words “customs charges” shall mean
charges other than customs duties and may include landing, transit,
weighing, wharfage or ground rent, supervision and overtime fees, it
being understood that all such fees will be assessed on a reasonable
scale.
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Article 6.
(1) All customs duties leviable in the territories of the Sultan shall
be paid in cash and not in kind.
(2) The value of the goods on which duty is to be levied shall be
fixed according to their market price following the normal usage of
trade in Muscat.
(3) The Sultan’s Government shall have the right to fix the valua
tions for customs purposes of any descriptions of goods for any period,
provided such valuations are fixed by a tariff board appointed by the
Sultan, consisting of equal numbers of the Sultan’s nationals and
nationals of His Majesty representing the merchant community, and
presided over by the Director of the Sultan’s Customs.
(4) In the event of any dispute arising between a national of His
Majesty and the Customs House authorities regarding the value of
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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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- Title
- Coll 20/3(3) 'Muscat: Relations with HMG: Commercial Treaty, Revision of'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:82v, 87r:99v, 101r:103v, 105r:127v, 129r:277v, 279r:280v, 282r:346v, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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