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Coll 20/3 'Muscat: Relations with H. M. G.; Commercial Treaty: Renewal' [‎172r] (349/491)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (241 folios). It was created in 21 Mar 1931-15 May 1938. It was written in English. 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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ittX»IPSHTlAL.
RH0DB3IA
‘nH?I.D:NTlAL»
Downing Street,
3^ j une, 1933.
Sir,
With reference to confidential despatch
No.399 of the 5th September, 1931, regarding a
proposal that the tariff provisions of the Commercial
Treaty with Muscat of 1891, and of similar treaties
between Muscat and France, and Muscat and the United
States of America, should be revised, I have the
honour to state, for the information of
His Majesty's Governm ent in Newfound-and ,
your Ministers,
that the French Government consented to a modification
of their Treaty rights on the lines indicated in my
despatch under reference, subject to the concurrence
of the United States Government in a similar
modi i i cat ion u. unci j.
with the United States Government proved unsuccessful,
since they would only consent to a modification of
their Treaty righis on terms which were unacceptable to
the liusoat GoTernment. Since, however, the financial
situation of Muscat still rendered an increase In the
Customs duties Imperative, some other method became
requisite in order to attain the end desired.
2. After consultation with the French Government
it was decided that a note should be addressed to the
Muscat Government to the effect that, despite Article
450
of

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The volume contains letters, telegrams, minutes and draft correspondence relating to the renewal of the Anglo-Muscat Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation of 1891. The bulk of the papers consists of correspondence connected to the annual renewal of the treaty for the years 1931-38 and the forwarding of copies of the renewal agreement to various offices of the British Government.

The volume also covers the insertion of a clause in the agreement to allow for the Union of South Africa, a British Dominion, to withdraw from the treaty.

From April 1937 much of the correspondence concerns the Sultan's wish to revise the 1891 treaty and the subsequent negotiations. No conclusion of these negotiations is covered by the volume.

The main correspondents are 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. , Muscat, Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Government of India (Foreign Department), 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. , and Foreign Office. Further correspondence is from the Dominions Office, Colonial Office, and the Sultan of Muscat, Said bin Taimur [Sa‘īd ibn Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd].

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1 volume (241 folios)
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The volume is arranged chronologically from the back to the front.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 243; 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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