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'File 8/65 VI RENEWAL OF COMMERCIAL TREATY 1939' [‎15r] (29/52)

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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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SECRET
No.283
Office of the High Commissioner
For the United Kingdom,
Chamber of Commerce Building,
Wood Street,
KARACHI.
28th April, 1949.
My dear Gibson,
Please refer to our letter No.283 of the 2Cth
December, 1948, about Pakistan's position in regard to
the Muscat Treaty of 1939.
2. We have now received the formal reply from the
Pakistan Government, and I attach a copy. You will
observe that the Ministry are adhering to their former
line that, by virtue of the Indian Independence
(International Arrangements) Order 1947. Pakistan
automatically succeeds to the Muscat Treaty.
3 . we have pointed out to the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs (see my letter to Akhtar Husain, enclosed herewith)
that we still think their view is incorrect but we should
be grateful for your instructions as to what should be
done next. If the Sultan of Muscat is agreeable to
accepting the Pakistan argument, it would, of course, be
the easiest way out of a rather awkward position, but we
imagine that he is not likely to do so.
Yours sincerely,
(SGD.) R.R. BURNETT.
J.P. Gibson, Esq,,
Commonwealth Relations Office,
Downing Street,
London. S.W.l.
PRC/EEW/5

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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)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

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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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