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Coll 20/3(2) 'Muscat: Relations with H. M. G.; Commercial Treaty: Revision of' [555r] (1116/1324)
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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(2)— (a) The subjects of each High Contracting Party shall be
permitted in the territories of the other to acquire, inherit, possess,
lease and occupy property, movable or immovable, subject, however, to
the right of the latter High Contracting Party—
(i) to make the acquisition or leasing of immovable property in
his territory by foreigners subject to such conditions as
are or may be established for reasons of national security
^ or other reasons of public policy;
vr 7ii) to impose such restrictions as he may think fit in regard to
the acquisition of vessels flying his national flag or aircraft
on his national register and shares in such ships and
* aircraft.
In all the matters referred to in this sub-paragraph, the subjects
of each High Contracting Party shall receive, in the territories of the
other, treatment not less favourable than that accorded to the
subjects or citizens of any other foreign country.
(b) The subjects of each High Contracting Party shall be permitted
in the territories of the other to dispose by sale, exchange, gift,
marriage, testament or in any other manner, of property, movable or
h His Ir immovable, lawfully possessed by them on the same conditions as
tipotentiany are or may be established with regard to the subjects of the other
High Contracting Party.
(c) Further, they shall be permitted to export their property and
their goods in general from the territories of the other High
Contracting Party, subject to no other conditions or restrictions and
to no other or higher duties than those to which the subjects of that
High Contracting Party would be liable in similar circumstances.
powers, lomli; (8) The subjects of either High Contracting Party resident in
the territories of the other shall not be compelled, under any pretext
whatsoever, to pay any duties, taxes, imposts, fees which are substan
tially taxes, exactions, or contributions of any kind whatever, levied
on behalf of any authority whatsoever, other or higher than those
' which are or may be levied upon the subjects of the other High
Contracting Party; and they shall enjoy the same treatment and the
I to leave fc' Sam e protection at the hands of the fiscal authorities and tribunals
rtysolopi-as the subjects of the other High Contracting Party.
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(4) The subjects of either High Contracting Party, wherever
!• resident, shall not be subjected in the territories of the other to any
duties, taxes, imposts, fees which are substantially taxes, exactions
sepr contributions of any kind whatever which are not equally levied
empon the subjects or citizens of the most favoured foreign country;
it they shall enjoy the same treatment and the same protection at the
hands of the fiscal authorities and tribunals as the subjects or
citizens of the most favoured foreign country.
(5) The subjects of each High Contracting Party shall receive, in
to do everiithe territories of the other, the most constant protection and security
for their persons and property, and shall enjoy in this respect the
pations,
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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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