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Coll 20/3(2) 'Muscat: Relations with H. M. G.; Commercial Treaty: Revision of' [564v] (1135/1324)
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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day, I have the honour to inform your Excellency that so In
the said Treaty remains in force, British subjects and mn]
persons and companies registered in the territories to which tU
Treaty applies will be permitted to acquire in Siam ' ^
.immovable
property for residential, commercial, industrial, religious
charitable purposes, as well as for use as cemeteries, but the acn "
tion of lands of the public domain will be reserved for subject *1
Siam. In any event, however, rights of any description in any laj
which have been, or may be, legally acquired by British sufc
and protected persons or by companies registered in the terri®
to which the Treaty applies will be respected. In the event of a
such rights being expropriated, due indemnity will be paid.
I avail, &c.
LUANG PEA BIST MANUDHAEM,
Minister for Foreign Affairs,
No. 10.
Sir J. Crosby to Luang Pradist Manudharm.
British Legatioii ,
M. le Ministre, Bangkok, November 28, 1937,
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Note of
to-day’s date, which reads as follows :—
“ With reference to Article 1 ( 2 ) (a) of the Treaty of Commerce
and Navigation between Siam and the United Kingdom, signed
this day, I have the honour to inform your Excellency that so long
as the said Treaty remains in force British subjects and protected
persons and companies registered in the territories to which the
Treaty applies will be permitted to acquire in Siam immovable
property for residential, commercial, industrial, religious and
charitable purposes, as well as for use as cemeteries, but the
acquisition of lands of the public domain will be reserved for
subjects of Siam. In any event, however, rights of any descrip
tion in any lands which have been, or may be, legally acquired
by British subjects and protected persons or by companies
registered in the territories to which the Treaty applies will be
respected. In the event of any such rights being expropriated,
due indemnity will be paid.”
2 . His Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom have
taken due note of the statements contained therein.
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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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