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Coll 20/2 'Administration: Question of abdication of Sultan; Succession and Subsidies; Question of abrogation of treaties with USA and France' [301r] (601/757)
The record is made up of 1 file (375 folios). It was created in 7 Oct 1930-26 Aug 1948. 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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June 1930 (of which a copy was forwarded to me under
foreign and Political Department endorsement No.D.3444/N-30
of 30th July 1930), His ^jesty’s Ambassador at Washington
reported that the Under Secretary had written semi-officially
stating tha.t, in the event of limited non-discriminatory
increases being made in duties on goods imported into Muscat,
pending the conclusion of a new treaty with the United States,
tie State Department would probably not have occasion to
protest.
9. Further, the French Government have agreed to the
modPification to Article 10 of the Treaty of 1844 between
France and Muscat - vide note addressed by the Ministry for
foreign Affairs tothe British Embassy (copy of which was
forwarded to me under F 0 reign and Political endorsement
No.F.225-N/29 of 10th December 1930).
JO. I trust therefore that His ^jesty's Government will be
willing: to agree to a modification of Article 6 of the Treaty
of 1891, in the sense desired by the Muscat State, or to go
even further and grant to the Muscat State full tariff autonomy,
subject to most favoured nation treatment for British goods.
The British Treaty would then be in harmony with the French
and American treaties.
11. If the revision of the three treaties can be arranged
at a very early date, say within a couple of months, then it
is probably not worth while authorising the State to raise
its duties in anticipation, but if there is likely to be a
long delay, then I would urge that the State should be
authorised to raise its tariff without having to wait till the
negotiations
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The file contains letters, telegrams, minutes, and draft correspondence related to the abdication of Sultan Taimur bin Faisal of Muscat [Taymūr bin Fayṣal Āl Bū Sa‘īd] and the accession of his son, Said bin Taimur [Sa‘īd ibn Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] in 1932. The early correspondence concerns efforts to prevent Taimur from abdicating and to improve Muscat's flagging economy. Once the abdication is accepted several questions are raised and discussed, including:
- the suitability of a successor and the arrangements for the accession of his son, Said
- whether to continue both the Arms Traffic and Zanzibar Subsidy payments (this question is raised again in 1948)
- the renegotiation of Muscat's treaties with the French, Americans, and the tribes of Oman's interior
- whether to continue Taimur's personal allowance
- Sultan Said's changes to government
Further correspondence within the file deals with the following matters:
- requests for statistical information about Muscat from the Danish government for their yearbook in 1934 and 1935
- a plea from Kamile Ilgiray, an ex-wife of former Sultan Taimur, to the British Government for help with her son's education
- the question of the best time to inform the French, American, and Dutch governments of Sultan Said's succession
- the whereabouts of former Sultan Taimur, including his visits to Saudi Arabia in 1933 and Japan in 1939.
The majority of the correspondence is between 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. in 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 Sultans Taimur and Said, the French and Indian Governments, and several British political and diplomatic offices in Europe and the Middle East.
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- 1 file (375 folios)
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The file is arranged in chronological order from the back of the file 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 last folio with 378; 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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- Title
- Coll 20/2 'Administration: Question of abdication of Sultan; Succession and Subsidies; Question of abrogation of treaties with USA and France'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:16v, 20r:33v, 36r:51v, 53r:61v, 64r:136v, 138r:157v, 159r:170v, 173r:191v, 195r:202v, 204r:245v, 248r:277v, 282r:303v, 319r:340v, 344r:350v, 355r:378v, back
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