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Coll 20/3(2) 'Muscat: Relations with H. M. G.; Commercial Treaty: Revision of' [‎560r] (1126/1324)

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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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Article 25.
( 1 ) So long as in any territory referred to in Articles 23 and 24,
to which the provisions of the present Treaty are not applicable, either
by virtue of accession under Article 24 or by notice of extension under
^ Article 23, goods produced or manufactured in Siam are accorded
W||. treatment as favourable as that accorded to goods produced or manu-
faired in any other foreign country, goods produced or manu-
fflred in such territory shall likewise enjoy in Siam treatment as
favourable as that accorded to goods produced or manufactured in any
other foreign country.
( 2 ) Goods, the produce or manufacture of Palestine, shall not be
debarred from the benefits of this Article by reason only of any
special Customs privileges which may be accorded in Palestine to
goods the produce or manufacture of any State the territory of which
in 1914 was wholly included in Asiatic Turkey or Arabia.
Article 26.
The present Treaty shall, from the date of its entry into force,
k; be substituted for the General Treaty and the Treaty of Commerce
s and Navigation signed at London on the 14th July, 1925,0 and from
this date the said Treaties of 1925 and all arrangements and agree
ments subsidiary thereto concluded or existing between the High
Parties shall cease to be binding.
Provided, however, that the territorial provisions of the Treaty
signed at Bangkok on the 10 th March, 1909,0 and of the annexes
thereto, together with all treaty provisions in force on the
1 th November, 1937, which fix or delimit the boundary betwuen Siam
md British possessions or protectorates, shall remain in force.
Article 27.
wlioOovtr W present Treaty shall be ratified and the ratifications shall
hvwkttr 36 exc ^ an g e d a t Bangkok as soon as possible. It shall come into
‘ ,s force immediately on the exchange of ratifications and shall there-
ifter remain in force during a period of 5 years.
(2) In case neither High Contracting Party shall have given
notice to the other 12 months before the expiration of the said period
n force until the expiration of 12 months from the date on which
ictice of such intention is given.
ffect of reviving any treaty arrangement or agreement abrogated by
is Treaty or by former treaties between the High Contracting
paragraph i Parties.

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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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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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