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'File 8/65 VII Renewal of Commercial Treaty 1939.' [7r] (13/140)
The record is made up of 1 file (68 folios). It was created in 7 Dec 1949-19 Dec 1950. 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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(66/140/50)
iritish
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.
*
Bahrain*
19th Decenter, 1950,
'Jty dear Friend,
I have to thank Your Highness very iiiuch for your
kind letters of the 2nd and 30th November. The latter
was brought back to me by Hr. hosworth, but the fonner
did not reach me until the 12th December.
I consulted the Foreign Office about Your Highness*
suggestion that the present treaty should be prolonged and
they have agreed. It remains to be decided how the
prolongation should be effected. ;he simplest method
would be for you to write me a formal letter requesting
the cancellation of your notice of termination dated the
1st February, 1950. If you wish, you could at the same
time, send me a fresh notice of termination and this would
have the effect of continuing the present Treaty tor one
year from its date. Prolongation for a shorter period can
only be effected by an exchange of no tea. If ^our Highness
prefers the latter procedure I suggest that I shoulc x orwsrd
drafts of the notes to be exchanged for your approval, in
these circumstances, it would be possible to extend the
Treaty either for a specified period, or for an indefinite
period subject to, say, six months notice.
I should be most grateful if Your Highness would
kindly let ae know which method you prefer. If you
choose the second one, would you kindly say whetlier you
wish a specified period stated, and if so, wnat this period
should he, or whether the extension may be for an indeUnite
period subject to notice.
I am arranging to send this letter by the ucyal Air
Force mail and I should be grat^iul ii Your Highness,
provided you see no objection, would kindly give your
to the Officer Coi^uanding, R.A.F. at Salalah to be sent -.0
me by the same means.
X hope Your Highness and Saiyid taboos continue to
enjoy good health. I talce this opportunity of sending .o
Your Highness my very best wishes lor the new Year.
With kindest regards.
Yours very sincerely.
His Highness Saiyid Said bin Taimur,
Sultan of Muscat and Onan,
Dhofar.,
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This file relates to the termination and possible replacement of the 1939 Commercial Treaty between Great Britain and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman. The file documents preparations for the drafting of a new treaty between the two parties (eventually concluded in December 1951 and ratified in May 1952), following the Sultan of Muscat and Oman's [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] notice of termination of the existing treaty in February 1950.
Related matters of discussion include the following: the question of whether Britain should seek to enter into a separate consular convention with the Sultanate, in addition to negotiating a new commercial treaty; arrangements for the extension of the 1939 treaty.
The file features the following principal 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 Sultan of Muscat and Oman; officials of the Foreign Office.
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- 1 file (68 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front 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 70; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- IOR/R/15/6/259
- Title
- 'File 8/65 VII Renewal of Commercial Treaty 1939.'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:11v, 13r:33v, 37r:54v, 56r:61v, 64r:69v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence