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Coll 20/3(3) 'Muscat: Relations with HMG: Commercial Treaty, Revision of' [‎316r] (631/693)

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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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Article 4.
Nationals of Eis Majesty shall
he permitted in the territories of the
*
Sultan to hire or to acquire, by gift,
purchase, intestate succession, will,
or any other legal manner, land, houses,
and property of every description,
whether movable or immovable, to possess
the same, and freely to dispose thereof
by sale, barter, donation or otherwise
on the same conditions in respect of
immovable property as are or may be
established with regard to the nationals
of the most favoured foreign country
and in respect of movable property as
are or may be established with regard
to the nationals of the Sultan or the
nationals of the most favoured foreign
country.

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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:

Other more minor matters covered by the file include:

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1 file (344 folios)
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The file is arranged in chronological order, from the back to the front.

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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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