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'File 8/65 II PROLONGATION of COMMERCIAL TREATY of 1891' [193r] (392/476)
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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above all in imposing customs duties. A delay of ten days
after publication of the proposed duties would, he said, enable
traders to import goods from India before the duties -ere
enforceable and so mould deprive him of revenues. Further
consideration of the Article mas promised.
As his Highness maintained his objection to
chis Article ic mas agreed that it should be omitted.
His Highness desired the insertion of a
provision relating to nationals of His Majesty in the Sultan’s
service which would enable notice to be given to him before
they were arrested.
Article 18. The meaning of the words "without request or
compensation" was explained to the Sultan but he pressed for
their omission and this was agreed to.
The Sultan referred to Article 7 of his draft, regarding
harbour dues etc. He was asked to accept Article 8 of the
existing Treaty, but objected on the ground that he wanted, or
might want, to raise funds for the improvement of his harbours.
He said he was quite willing to leave undisturbed the existing
li hts maintained by the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Lighting and Buoying
Committee, He was prepared to jjay a subsidy to cover the
cost of the lights which would be deducted from the dues
collected by him. He was further prepared to agree that such
harbour dues should be levied on a scale corresponding to that
levied by international custom, and he would agree to British
representation on the special board provided for in his draft.
He was promised that the matter would be considered in the
light of what he now said.
The next meeting was arranged for Saturday morning,
9th April.
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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).
- Extent and format
- 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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