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Coll 20/3(2) 'Muscat: Relations with H. M. G.; Commercial Treaty: Revision of' [‎57r] (118/1324)

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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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other hand, it is a small primitive native State, the ruler of
ds* dudj-*, dL&Zt* u* fi.
which receives a British subsidy and which is so strongly under
the influence of the United Kingdom that in fact, though not
legally, it is in much the same position as a British protected
btate anu that on these grounds we think that it would be
justifiable ana expedient that the Union Government, who have
no practical interest in the question seeing that the presence
in iuscat of a British subject who may be a Union national must
be the rarest possible occurrence, should decide to classify
this treaty as if* it were in the category of treaties concluded
m*ith British protected States, in which case the rules
applicable to other treaties do not apply nor do the 1937
discussions with regard to the making of Orders in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. with
regard to jurisdiction.
«e might conclude by saying that the Foreign Office feel
it would be impossible to meet the request of the Union
Government X*or the abandonment of the practice adopted at the
1930 conference for stipulating for benefits for all British
subjects etc. without prior consultation with the other
Lominions and therefore impracticable to make any change in
Articles 1, 20 or 21 of the draft treaty with Muscat; that
while we could technically exclude British subjects most closely
connected with the Union of South Africa from the provisions of
Articles 13 to 15, the matter would be extremely difficult to
explain to the Sultan and it seems doubtful whether the inion
Government can really desire it. In fact in the case of Muscat
we should not have any great objection to inserting into the
Preamble of the new draft Muscat Order a clause such as was once
drafted for use in the case of Egypt# although we should be
unwilling to ta&e such action in the case of Orders in Gouncil
made in respect of the other Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. States anu that we
would in fact much rather this was not done in the case of
.luscet, tutfHe matter was settled with the Onion on the lines
A
indicated in the previous paragraph.
(Sgd) W.E. Beckett.
8 th Be, t em be r, 1938•

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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.

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1 volume (657 folios)
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The volume is arranged in chronological order 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 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
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