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Coll 20/3(2) 'Muscat: Relations with H. M. G.; Commercial Treaty: Revision of' [‎558v] (1123/1324)

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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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between two ports in the territories of the first Hrifi Co
Party of passengers holding through tickets or merchandise „ n . raCtlri ^
on through Bills of Lading to or from places not within
mentioned limits; and while engaged in such carriage, these
and their passengers and cargoes shall enjoy the full privile^
this Treaty gl
Article 17.
( 1 ) Any vessel of either High Contracting Party which
compelled, by stress of weather or by accident, to take shelter in a
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port of the territories of the other, shall be at liberty to refit there'
to procure all necessary stores and put to sea again, without payin'
any dues other than such dues as would be payable in a similar 2
by a national vessel. In case, however, the master of a merchant
vessel should be under the necessity of disposing of a part of his
merchandise in order to defray his expenses, he shall be bound to
conform to the regulations and tariffs of the place to which he may
have come.
( 2 ) If any vessel of either High Contracting Party
aground or be wrecked upon the coast of the territories of the othei
such vessel and all parts thereof and all furniture and appurtenances
belonging thereto, and all goods and merchandise saved therefrom
including any which may have been cast into the sea, or the proceeds
thereof, if sold, as well as all papers found on board such vessel, shall
be given up to the owners of such vessel, goods, merchandise, k„ or
to their agents, when claimed by them.
If there are no such owners or agents on the spot, then the
goods, merchandise, &c., referred to shall, in so far as they are the
property of a subject or company of the first High Contracting Partv,
be delivered to the competent Consular Officer of that Party upon
being claimed by him within the period fixed by the laws and
regulations of the territories of the other High Contracting Party,
and such Consular Officer, owners or agents shall pay only the
expenses incurred in the preservation of the property, together with
the salvage or other expenses which would have been payable in the
like case of the wreck or stranding of a national vessel.
(3) However, goods and merchandise saved from the wreck or
stranding shall be exempt from the payment of any Customs duties
unless cleared for internal consumption, in which case they shall pay
the ordinary duties.
(4) In the case of a vessel of one of the High Contracting
being driven in by stress of weather, run aground or wrecked in the
territories of the other, the competent Consular Officer of the former
High Contracting Party shall, if the owner or master or other agent
of the owner is not present, or is present and requires it, be;; , J
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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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Coll 20/3(2) 'Muscat: Relations with H. M. G.; Commercial Treaty: Revision of' [‎558v] (1123/1324), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/2954, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100050653146.0x00007c> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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