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Coll 20/3(2) 'Muscat: Relations with H. M. G.; Commercial Treaty: Revision of' [‎375r] (754/1324)

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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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H.H. i prepared to accex^t the
following in place of the
second sentence of para. ( 2 )s~
''The national Qf 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 he absent the
appellant may, if he so
desires, ask that his appeal
may be heard by the Sultan’s
representative. 5f
H.H. desires that the proviso
should be extended to enable
his officials to arrest a ■
British subject found breaking
a regulation of the Sultan
which had been published and
communicated to the Consul.
rrti cle_ 12 (contd,)
tne Sw.ltan. In any such case notice
shall be given, and an opportunity to
attend the hearing and be present at
the final decision afforded, to the
consul of His Majesty or his substitute
and the proceedings and final decision
shall not be valid unless such notice
and opportunity has been given.
(3) A national of His Majesty shall
not bo arrested or his property seized,
nor his house, office, warehouse or
other premises occupied by him entered
and searched without his consent, by
an officer of the Sultan save(under an
order signed by the consul of
Majesty. Any national of His Majesty
arrested and any property of a national
of His Majesty seized shall be in the
custody of the consul of His Majesty:
always provided 4 "that in case of
necessity for the prevention of breaches
of the peace theautliorities of the
Sultan may without such an order
arrest a national of His Majesty or
take charge of his property or enter
and search his house, office, warehouse
or other premises occupied by him, out
in this case the proceedings shall oe
at once reported, and the person
arrested and any property seized handed
over without delay, to the consul of
His Majesty.
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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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Coll 20/3(2) 'Muscat: Relations with H. M. G.; Commercial Treaty: Revision of' [‎375r] (754/1324), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/2954, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100050653144.0x00009b> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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