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Coll 20/3(2) 'Muscat: Relations with H. M. G.; Commercial Treaty: Revision of' [40r] (84/1324)
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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Article 15,
ID The Consular authorities of His Majesty in the territories'
of the Sultan shall subject to any right of appeal which His
Majesty may provide try and determine
(i) all criminal charges against nationals of His Majesty;
(ii) all civil suits in which nationals of His Majesty are
defendants;
(iii) a H bankruptcy cases in which the bankrupt or the
person whom it is sought to make bankrupt is a national of His
Majesty;
(iv) all proceedings connected with administration of the
estate of a deceased national of His Majesty;
(v) all questions 01 personal status where the person whose
status is in question is a national of His Majesty, always
provided that where such person is a Moslem the consular
authorities may remit the case for decision by a Moslem religious
court of the Sultan on such conditions as they may determine and
shall so remit the case if any other party to the proceedings is a
national of the Sultan.
(2) All criminal or civil cases in which a national of His
Majesty is complainant or plaintiff and the accused or defendant
is a national of the Sultan or a national of a third country shall
be tried and determined by the courts of the Sultan. The
national of His Majesty shall have a right of appeal to the
Sultan, in accordance with the procedure prescribed in the Omani
courts, against any decision given against him in any such case if
the consul of His Majesty shall so request. If the Sultan should
be absent the appellant may, if he so desires, ask that his
appeal may be heard by the Sultan’s representative.
(3) A national of His Majesty shall not be arrested or his
property seized, nor his house, office, warehouse or other
premises /
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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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- Open Government Licence