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Coll 20/3(2) 'Muscat: Relations with H. M. G.; Commercial Treaty: Revision of' [36r] (76/1324)
The record is made up of 1 volume (657 folios). It was created in 23 Nov 1937-8 Oct 1938. 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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of the case did not receive due attention, in so far as the
articles referred to above purport to affect also His Majesty's
subjects who are nationals of the Union, ships and aircraft
registered in the Union and goods of Union origin imported into
Muscat, and, further, contains an accession clause (Article 20)
which, although usual in multilateral treaties intended to be of
general application, is very rare in bilateral agreements, and,
within the British Umpire, came into use at a time the United
Kingdom was seized of the power and the responsibility, to regu
late, at least formally, the relations between its colonies and
foreign countries.
4. If, with respect to the accession clause, other Members
of the Commonwealth would like the old practice to continue, the
Union Government would not raise any further objection than the
above to its maintenance in the Treaty, but, in regard to the
other articles, they feel that something should be done in order
to obviate what they feel would be an encroachment, on the part
of His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom, upon a field
of action legitimately falling within the scope of the authority
of His Majesty's Government in the Union.
5. As the draft submitted now stands, the Treaty is one ex
clusively between the United Kingdom and Muscat. Article 19
shows that it is not intended to apply even to the colonies and
dependencies of the United Kingdom, unless rendered applicable to
such territories by further special action. This being the case,
all encroachment could, it is submitted, be avoided by confining
the Treaty to British subjects, who are nationals of the United
Kingdom, or are connected with territories subject to the juris
diction of His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom, and
to ships and aircraft registered in the United Kingdom or m
territories subject to the jurisdiction of His Majesty's
Government ..
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The volume contains letters, telegrams, minutes, and draft correspondence relating to the revision of the Anglo-Muscat Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation of 1891. The revision is based upon the proposals (folios 601-56) of Sultan Said bin Taimur of Muscat [Sa‘īd ibn Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] further refined by meetings between the Sultan and 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Trenchard Craven William Fowle, in London and Karachi in 1938, and in consultation with 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. , Foreign Office, Colonial Office, Dominions Office, Board of Trade, Government of India, Government of Burma, and Air Ministry. The majority of the volume consists of correspondence connected to this process.
Also included in the volume:
- correspondence, mostly with The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), concerning the translation of the text of the treaty into Arabic
- correspondence pertaining to comments on the draft treaty made by the Government of the Union of South Africa, including a report by the Inter-Departmental Committee on Intra-Imperial Relations on the points raised (folios 25-50)
- a copy of the Treaty of Commerce and Navigation with Siam, 23 November 1937, used for comparison during the revision process (folios 554-65).
The volume does not cover the finalisation of the revised treaty.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (657 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged in chronological order from the back to the front.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 659; 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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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- Title
- Coll 20/3(2) 'Muscat: Relations with H. M. G.; Commercial Treaty: Revision of'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:96v, 98r:99v, 103r:216v, 218r:250v, 253r:544v, 545ar:545av, 545r:566v, 568r:658v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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