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'File 8/65 IV MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: RENEWAL OF COMMERCIAL TREATY.' [117r] (233/492)
The record is made up of 1 file (244 folios). It was created in 8 Nov 1938-3 Jan 1941. 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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V
1. ..11 subjects of His Kejcsxy who e.re ITationo.ls
of tlic Union of South fJTricc. shall bo subject
to the jurisdiction of the consular authorities
of His Majesty in the Government of the United
Kingdom and Northern Ireland exercising
jurisdiction in the territories of His Highness
the Sultan of Muscat and Oman and Depondencies
under the Order-in-Council dated the
as from the date of the coming into force of the
said Order-in-Gounci 1, in the follov/ing matters
arising in the said territories of His Highness,
to wit
(i) i.ll criminal charges against a national of
the Union of South Africa
(ii) -11 civil suits in v/hich nationals of the
Union of South ..fries, are defendants;
(iii) all bankruptcy cases in which the bankrupt
or the person whom it is sought to make
bankrupt is a Union national;
(iv) all proceedings connected with administration
of the estate of a deceased Union national,
and all questions of persons.l status where the
person whose status is in question is a Union
national, always provided that where such
person is a Moslem the consular authorities
may remit the case for decision by a Moslem
religious court of the Sultan on such
conditions as they may determine and shall
so remit the case if any other party to the
proceedings is a national of the Sultan.
In all criminal and civil cases in which a Union
National is complainant or plaintiff and the
accused or defendant is a national of the Sultan
or a national of a third country, which shall be
tried by the Courts of the Sultan, a national of
the Union shall have a right of appeal, in
accordance with the procedure prescribed in the
Omani Courts, to the Sultan, or, if he so desires
in the absence of the Sultan, to the Sultan’s
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This file relates to the renewal of the 1891 Commercial Treaty between Britain and Muscat. The original treaty 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.
The file concerns the replacement of the existing treaty with a new treaty, following a request from the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] that the two parties enter into negotiations to revise the existing treaty. Matters covered include the following: informal discussions with the Sultan regarding the revision of the existing treaty; the Sultan's reported unwillingness to agree to any further renewals of the treaty in its existing form after 11 February 1938; amendments to the initial draft of the new revised treaty, and the preparation of signature copies, in English and Arabic; the signing and ratifying of the new treaty, on 5 and 7 February 1939 respectively; the extension of the provisions of the treaty to certain British territories.
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 at 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 Secretary of State for India; the Sultan of Muscat and Oman; officials of 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. , the Foreign Office, the Dominions Office, the Colonial Office, and the Government of India.
In addition to correspondence, the file includes the following: copies of the initial draft of the revised treaty, in English and Arabic (ff 18-53 and ff 54-70 respectively); a signature copy of the draft treaty, in Arabic (ff 100-111); copies of the draft certificate of exchange of ratifications, in English and Arabic (f 177 and ff 179-180).
The file's Arabic material consists of the aforementioned copies of the treaty, several items of correspondence, and a transcript of a speech given by 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. on the occasion of the signing of the treaty (English translations are included).
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- 1 file (244 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 246; 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 100-241; 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.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/6/256
- Title
- 'File 8/65 IV MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: RENEWAL OF COMMERCIAL TREATY.'
- Pages
- 116r:119v
- Author
- Government of the Union of South Africa
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