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'File XXXIV/3 PROLONGATION of COMMERCIAL TREATY. 1919-1931' [‎44r] (98/510)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (247 folios). It was created in 16 Jan 1919-26 Oct 1931. 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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The Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. ,
Bushire, llth April 1921.
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Please refer to my telegram 227 dated 5th February
regarding the revision of the ^uscat Commercial Treaty.
I attach a copy of a demi-official 1 5 tt„r which t have
received from Foreign giving instructions that the revision
of the Treaty should be tah_n up without delay.
Some delay will of course result from the absence of
the Sultan in India, but I presume S&yed Tairaur will-not press
the various points which his father raised, and that vc can -
get him to agree to the draft Treaty forwarded to you with
this office Ho. 175 dated fist December 1904.
I do not hnow whether His Highness wknts an increase in
the Customs Tariff or whether you thinb it would be better
to raise it for the benefit of the State; at one time there
was an idea (held by Sir H. Llewelyn Smith and the Tariff
Commission ) that it would be advantageous ( and reduce
smuggling) to Persia If the Tariff were more or less on the
same scale as the Persian Tariff. But 1 don’t thinb we
need $35 bother about Persia now the Anglo-Persian Agreement
ha's-
11
R. E. L. Wingate, Esquire I.C.S.,

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The volume contains correspondence in the form of letters, reports and notes between British officials in Muscat, Bushire, and New Delhi and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman regarding the renewal of the Anglo-Muscat Commercial Treaty of 1891. The original Treaty was signed between the British Government and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Faisal bin Turki al-Bu Sa‘idi. The renewal of the Treaty was upon the request of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Taimur bin Faisal bin Turki al-Bu Sa‘idi. The Treaty was renewed on the 11 of February of each year between 1919 and 1931. The renewed treaties of 1919-1926 were signed by the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. in charge and the Sultan, whereas, the treaties renewed between 1927 and 1931 were signed by the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. in charge and the Council of Ministers on behalf of the Sultan.

Up until 1922, the wording of the Treaty was the same as that in 1891; however, in 1923 a new line was added to the wording of the Treaty which gives the right to the Dominions to withdraw from the Treaty whenever they want. This was done upon the Dominions’ request. The renewed Treaty of 1924 included a line about the right of Canada to withdraw, and that Australia had already withdrawn. All treaties from 1925 onwards included a line about the right of Canada and Ireland to withdraw and that Australia had already withdrawn.

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1 volume (247 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 247; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-247; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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