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'File 8/65 II PROLONGATION of COMMERCIAL TREATY of 1891' [179r] (364/476)
The record is made up of 1 volume (233 folios). It was created in 14 Dec 1937-14 Apr 1938. 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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1920/
3
For the v/ords ,f of all foreigners” at the end of
the second sentence he preferred a reference to the
most favoured nation ( $t of the nationals of the most
favoured foreign country”).
Arti cle 2 (2) and (3 )° His Highness wished to think
over these provisions regarding monopolies (particularly
v/ith reference to the question of' compensation) and
desired to knov/ v/hether they occurred in other Treaties,
he was informed that this was so and that the iDrovisions
v/ere in fact hased on those in a recent Treaty with His
Majesty's Government.
Article 5 (Lj.)(h): His Highness Y/ished to consider whether
the words Manifested and consigned” v/hich appeared in
his draft ought to he retained.
Article 3 (5) ° For the prox^osed "Six” months at the
beginning of this paragraph His Highness preferred to
retain the ‘'three” months of his draft explaining that
warehousing space in Muscat was very limited and that
embarrassment might be caused if goods were allowed to
lie in it for so long as six months.
Article 3 (6) : His Highness promised to give an
explanation of the terms used in his draft ? which had
been supiplied to him by his Director of Customs. He
t t
said that ail these fees* including Y/eighing charges,
had been levied at Muscat for many years past by an
arrangement approved by 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.
. To cut
out an item like "weighing charges” would therefore be
to deprive him of a right which he already enjoyed.
Sir Trenchard observed that presumably His Highness
referred to the reorganisation of the Muscat Customs
by an Officer of the Indian Customs Service in about
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This volume relates to the prolongation of the Commercial Treaty (1891) between Britain and Muscat. 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.
The correspondence in this volume mainly concerns the replacement of the 1891 treaty with a new treaty. It includes extensive notes from British officials, examining each article of the proposed new treaty in turn. Proposed amendments to drafts of the new treaty are discussed at length. The principal correspondents are 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 (Major R P Watts); 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. (Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Trenchard Craven William Fowle); the Secretary of State for India; the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd]; 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, and the Government of India's External Affairs Department.
Included in the volume are the following items: a large draft document containing the articles of the 1891 treaty alongside those of the proposed new treaty, with comments in the margins from 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. (ff 21-76); copies of provisional drafts of the new treaty (ff 142-176 and ff 200-232); notes on five meetings in London between the Sultan, 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. , and J P Gibson 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. , in March/April 1938 (ff 177-198).
The Arabic language material consists of a letter from the Sultan to 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. (an English translation is included).
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- 1 volume (233 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 235; 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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- Title
- 'File 8/65 II PROLONGATION of COMMERCIAL TREATY of 1891'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:20v, 77r:77v, 80r:114v, 115ar:115av, 115r:141v, 177r:199v, 233r:234v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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