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Coll 20/3(2) 'Muscat: Relations with H. M. G.; Commercial Treaty: Revision of' [403r] (810/1324)
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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ITcte of third
fuscat Treaty,
.eeimg with His Highness the Sultan.
7th Aaril.
hr e sen ^ nis mgnness , Sir T. Towle, and Mr. Gibson
It was suggested, and His Highness agreed, that the
most convenient plan to those concerned for the conduct of
the discussions after the 11th April would be for His Highness
to go to Paris, as arranged, on the 12th April, spend a week
there and return to London on the 19th or 20th April. Sir T.
Fowle said he would in the circumstances postpone his
departure until the 27th April.
The draft Treaty previously left with His Highness was
then taken up and the following Articles were discussed:
Art.1 ; (i) Tor the final words His Highness said he
definitely preferred "Oman and its Dependencies' 1 , omitting
the reference to Huscat.
(ii) Plis Highness took strong exception to the
inclusion in the definition of '-British protected persons"
f or the purposes of the Treaty of the natives of the
territories in Arabia under Pi is Majesty’s protection,
particularly the natives of Howeit, Bahrein, Qatar, tne
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
and the Aden Protectorate. About Palestine
He f b.
with his position as an independent Arab Kuler if the Arabs
of the neighbourin c t err it ories were withdrawn from his
jurisdiction. He was not satisfied with the explanation
that Eis "Majesty’s Government were bound to give to tne
natives of the territories named above the same protection
in foreign countries as would be given to j.-.ri oisn. subjects.
As regards co rporate po d ies His Hignness was ^old thcx-t
this definition was common form and was essential in a
commercial treaty. Despite the explanations given xis still
wished/
he was not sure. He felt that it would be inconsistent
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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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- 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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