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'File 8/65 VI RENEWAL OF COMMERCIAL TREATY 1939' [7v] (14/52)
The record is made up of 1 file (24 folios). It was created in 6 Aug 1948-19 Nov 1949. It was written in English. 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. The above also applies to article 12. How^/er
in this connexion you should point out to the Sultan
that the Government of India do not propose to
establish a separate Consular Court as they appear
to be entitled to under the Treaty. They are content
that Indian Nationals should be dealt.with as hereto
fore by the British CdjfTS’ular ‘Court.
2 , It toould be desirable to convey these view’s to
the Sultan before he goes to New Delhi* If you see
no objection, you might communicate them to him in
Bombay through the Deputy United Kingdom High Commiss
ioner <br ask the United Kingdom High Commissioner New
Delhi (to whom this telegram and your telegram under
reference are being repeated) to pass a message from
you.
? * "continue" omitted.
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This file relates to the renewal of the Commercial Treaty between Britain and Muscat. The original treaty of 1891 was given a term of twelve years, which was extended at regular intervals afterwards, initially for several years at a time and later on an annual basis. In 1939 a replacement treaty was signed between the two parties.
The file concerns the impact on the new treaty of the recent constitutional changes in India and Pakistan. The correspondence covers the following: the appointment of consuls by the British Government on behalf of India (as stipulated in the 1939 treaty), and whether this arrangement will continue once India becomes a republic; the question of whether the new dominion of Pakistan automatically remains a party to the treaty; the Sultan of Muscat and Oman's [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] intention not to renew the treaty, which is due to expire in February 1951.
The file features the following correspondents: 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. and Consul, Muscat; 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. ; the United Kingdom's High Commissioner for India; officials of the Foreign Office and the Government of Pakistan.
Included with the correspondence is a copy of an order issued by Governor-General Mountbatten of Burma [Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma] on 14 August 1947 – an agreement regarding the devolution of international rights and obligations upon the dominions of India and Pakistan
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- 1 file (24 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 26; 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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- IOR/R/15/6/258
- Title
- 'File 8/65 VI RENEWAL OF COMMERCIAL TREATY 1939'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:15v, 17r:23v, 25r:25v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence