Coll 20/3(2) 'Muscat: Relations with H. M. G.; Commercial Treaty: Revision of' [541r] (1086/1324)
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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(b) The draft of paragraph 3 of the exemptions seems
to cover all Naval and Royal Air Force requirements, but
it is suggested that in the case of the latter, Air
Neadquaiters, British Forces in Iraq, should be consulted*
(c) With reference to the last paragraph, it is
considered that British subjects should be exempted from
payment of customs weighing charges; if this is not possible
it is suggested that a provision should be inserted that
such charges will be on a low scale and that their incidence
will not be raised. In this connection, attention is invited
to paragraph 2 of letter to Bushire No.F.432 -N/37 ? dated
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the 18th September 1937, copies of which were forwarded
in our weekly letter No.82-M, dated the 23rd September 1937*
It is also considered that there should be some safeguard
in respect of the other miscellaneous charges dealt with
in the last paragraph of the article, e.g. that they will
not exceed the actual cost of the services they are. intended
to cover.
.Article 2 0. We agree that this Article requires revision
and suggest that it might be re-drafted on modern lines, c.f.
articles 34 and 35 of the Anglo-Roumanian Commercial Treaty
of 1930. It appears from the draft as it stands that India
is included among f foreign possessions*. As the proposed
treaty will presumably be concluded by His Majesty’s Government
jointly on behalf of the United Kingdom and India there will
be no necessity to include India among the parts of the
j&ipire in the accession clause.
The issue of the above has been authorised.
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India.
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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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