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Coll 20/3(2) 'Muscat: Relations with H. M. G.; Commercial Treaty: Revision of' [419r] (842/1324)
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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sSir T.Fov/le
pointed out
that he did
not think that
the delay was
due to us 5 as
we had heen
waiting for
the list of
taxes and.
rules from
the Muscat
Government.
favour of British subjects. .He v;as anxious to give
equality of t re a t : .ler.t - Tout these provisions vould. make
it imp os si ole _or him to ant i c ip a te that a neu tax v/ould.
a Pply to all alike, and. if the procedure contemplated in
the last sentence mere carried out years might elapse
before taxes could, be imposed on British subjects. His
experience with regard to the introduction of municipal
taxation did not encourage him to think that the delay
entailed, by the procedure would be only negligible. x
Article 15 . His Highness would prefer the omission of
this Article, which he said would put him in an awkward
position notwithstanding that no effect could be given to
it without his consent.
Article 16 . His Highness w/ished to consider this
further.
Article 17 . His Highness had no comments.
Article 18 . His Highness could not understand the last
four words. (it will be explained to him that these words
only mean that most-favoured-nation treatment must be
extended to British subjects without waiting for any request
for it on their part and without making it conditional on
some counter-consideration to be given by them.).
Articles 19-21 . His Highness desired to consider
these further. There was not time to explain item in detail,
but he was told that they were common form in treaties now
made by H. M. G-.
Article 22 . His Highness appeared disappointed at the
provision that the Treaty would not come into force before
next February. He was informed that it arose from the
circumstance/
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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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