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'File 8/65 IX RENEWAL of COMMERCIAL TREATY' [35r] (69/242)
The record is made up of 1 file (119 folios). It was created in 13 Aug 1951-14 Oct 1951. 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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EA 1053/67.
Foreign Office, S.W. 1,
2nd October, 1931.
CONFIDENTIAL
Dear Martin,
We are considering here the Sultan’s comments on the draft
Treaty which were given in the notes enclosed with belly’s
Despatch No. 115 (1041/61) of the 9th September.
2. We are holding a meeting on 4th October to discuss these
comments after which we shall
Sir Rupert’s reply to the Sultan when he goefc to Muscat. In
order to facilitate the tranmission of these Instructions I have
drawn up the enclosed note of provisional views on the comments.
I propose that when telegraphing instructions we should refer
to the paragraphs in this note. I should however make it clear
that the views expressed in the note are at present entirely
provisional and are subject to confirmation or otherwise as a
result of our interdepartmental discussions here.
3. We have no objection to meeting the Sultan’s request
reported in paragraph 8 of Muscat telegram No* 80 of the 23rd
September to you in which the Sultan requests the insertion of the
word ’’friendship" in the reference to the 1939 Treaty in the
Preamble of the new Treaty and in the title of the new Treaty
itself.
4. In the enclosed note I have not dealt with any amendment
which may be required to Article 1(2) of the Treaty if the
Sultan wishes to break down the expression "citizens of the
United Kingdom and Colonies" so as to cover only persons who
derive their citizenship from territories to which the Treaty
has been extended. This is not easy as you will have seen from
our telegram No. 512 of the 27th September and the suggestion
made in paragraph 3 of Muscat telegram No. 81 of the 29th
September to you does not quite meet the particular problem
which is involved here. We can of course provide a list of
the classes of people included in the expression "British
Protected Persons”, but hope that we shall be able to retain
"citizens of the United Kingdom and Colonies" without further
interpretation. We will however do our best to draft some
formula in case the Sultan should insist upon it, but so far in
other contexts the drafting of a satisfactory formula has
eluded us.
Yours sincerely,
(Signed) C.M. Rose.
C.M. Le Quesne, Esq.,
British
Residency
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Continuing on from the previous file (IOR/R/15/6/260), this file relates to the termination and proposed replacement of the 1939 Commercial Treaty between Britain and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman.
Most of the correspondence concerns the drafting of a new treaty between the two parties (eventually concluded in December 1951 and ratified in May 1952). The file contains a series of letters exchanged between 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 (Major Frederick Charles Leslie Chauncy) and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] regarding the precise wording of the English text of the treaty. The remaining correspondence, which is mostly between 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 the Foreign Office, concerns proposed amendments to drafts of the treaty. Other related matters of discussion include the following: the question of whether the Sultan will agree to allow the British to retain their 'extra-territorial privileges' in Muscat (i.e. jurisdiction over nationals from other British territories); whether the new treaty should cover consuls and consular functions; the duration of the new treaty, with the Foreign Office preferring a minimum of twelve years; the possibility of prolonging the existing treaty until 31 December 1951.
Also included is a draft of the proposed new treaty (ff 93-103). The Arabic language material consists of the aforementioned correspondence between 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 the Sultan (English translations are included).
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- 1 file (119 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 121; 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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- 'File 8/65 IX RENEWAL of COMMERCIAL TREATY'
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- front, front-i, 3r:7v, 12r:16v, 18r:27v, 29r:44v, 47r:49v, 52r:52v, 54r:68v, 70r:71v, 73r:76v, 78r:92v, 104r:105v, 110r:111v, 114r:120v, back-i, back
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