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'File 8/27 RENEWAL of COMMERCIAL TREATIES.' [‎217r] (438/644)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (318 folios). It was created in 11 Dec 1913-31 Dec 1937. 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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Faisal was that His Majesty's Government authorized
Political Agnet to negotiate the revision of the
treaty without asking to be informed beforehand of the
Sultan's proposals and that he desired a similar
procedure to -be observed now. j replied that the
old records of this matter were in Muscat but that in
my opinion such a method would entail a considerable
.•—j-c-y in ..—king appreciable progress with the revision
of the Treaty especially as His Highness had stated
verbally to me that he desired to alter the great
majority of the Articles therein and it would render
it quite impossible to complete everything before the
expiry of the present Treaty on February 11th l&M,
1 &uu@d that whatever* ray have been the precise oro-
cedure adopted in the time of his Grandfather under
circumstances which were probably different from the
present ones. His Majesty's Government had expressed
a desire to learn fro®, she Sultan what his proposals
for the Revision of the Treaty were and that I
therefore requested Eio Highness to comply with their
wish* txi *er some further talk on tm subject the
fuiwan clearly lea me to understand that while he was
in Eaeruaere he would work out the ust&iis of the alte*
- at ions he de aired iiave inode in the Treaty and
Inform aie for cammunication to His Majesty's Government.
4. I regret to see that in his last letter on
the aabjaet now received, dated July ISth the Sultan
has returned to his former attitude and asks for a
delegate to be appointed to commence negotiations
without stating what his proposals are.
5 . Unloss some comprehensive idea is obtained
b@foreha.au of what th@ Suit an /id ea s regarding the
revision are, I see no hope of completing a new Treaty
until/

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This volume relates to the prolongation of the Commercial Treaty (1891) between Britain and Muscat (various spellings used throughout). The correspondence mostly concerns matters involving the replacement of the treaty, including, at certain points, discussion of proposed amendments and revisions. The original treaty was given a term of twelve years and was renewed at regular intervals afterwards, initially for several years at a time, and later on an annual basis. In 1937, at the request of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd], the two parties entered into initial negotiations for the revision of the treaty.

Notable correspondents include the following: 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 Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; the Secretary of State for India; the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd]; officials of the Foreign Office, the Dominions Office, 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. , and the Government of India's Foreign and Political Department (later the External Affairs Department).

In addition to correspondence the volume includes copies of declarations (in English and Arabic) extending the duration of the treaty for another year, plus a copy of a draft of the new revised treaty (in English only), dated October 1937. Also written in Arabic are several letters of 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 [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] (English translations are included).

There is no material covering the period 1915-1930. The file reference, which is out of sequence with both preceding and subsequent files, appears to reflect an error in renumbering.

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1 volume (318 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 320; 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 31-317; 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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