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File XXXII/12 '1. Finances. 2. Customs Duties (Sur). 3. Financial Crisis, 1931. 4. Treaties with France and America' [‎31r] (66/266)

The record is made up of 1 file (129 folios). It was created in 18 Dec 1928-31 Dec 1930. 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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INDIA C^1?ICK
'.Vlii teha.ll,
V. 6146.
Lond on , S. W. 1.
26th November 192 9.
Proposed tariff increase at Muscat.
I am dirrtted by the Secretary of State lor
India to refer/l-o your letter of the 4th September 1929,
No. ^.225-lf, and to his telegrfun No. 36^4 dated 26th
November on theabove subject.
2 , Copy is enclosed of a letter which has been
addressed to the foreign Office. As the question of
Muscat finances may become an urgent one if the present
Sultan abdicates (especially if in that event the exist
ing Arms Traffic subsidy were discontinued), the Secretary
of State would suggest that it night be worth while to
examine the question of increasing the tariff except in
respect of those goods which are covered by the provisions
of the treaties v/ith the United States of America,
ana the Netherlands. If it Bhould appear that the
desired increase in the customs revenue could be obtained
while preserving the esisting treaty rights o. those
three countries, and if the practical difficulties of
differentiation could be surmounted, it might become
desirable to impose the increased duties on other goods
(which presumably at present constitute the vast bulk' oi
the imports) , without waiting for the conclusion of
negotiations which are likely to occupy a considerable
time with Prance and the Wnited States of America.
3.
"he Secretary of State would be glad to learn
'he Poreign Secretary to the
Government of India.
whethe r

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This file contains correspondence between British officials (primarily at the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Muscat, the Political 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. in Bushire and 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. in London) concerning economic problems in the Sultanate of Muscat and the consequent need to raise its customs tariffs in order to increase state revenue. Much of the correspondence relates to potential issues that this proposed increase could cause with the United States of America and France due to treaties those two countries previously agreed with the Sultan of Muscat.

In addition to internal correspondence between British officials, the file also contains a limited amount of correspondence with US and French diplomats and one letter in Arabic (with English translation) from the Sultan of Muscat, Taymūr bin Fayṣal bin Turkī Āl Bū Sa‘īd(folios 52-53).

In addition to correspondence, the file contains the following documents:

  • 'Note on the Financial Aspect of Our Policy [in Muscat]' 1928 (folios 5-6)
  • 'List of the monthly allowances paid by the Muscat Govt. to the Frontier Shaikhs. 1927' (folio 48)
  • Draft revised treaty between the United States of America and the Sultan of Muscat (folios 120-121).
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1 file (129 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 inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 131; 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 5-128; 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
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File XXXII/12 '1. Finances. 2. Customs Duties (Sur). 3. Financial Crisis, 1931. 4. Treaties with France and America' [‎31r] (66/266), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/6/49, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100063310110.0x000043> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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