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'File 8/65 II PROLONGATION of COMMERCIAL TREATY of 1891' [‎196r] (398/476)

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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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the nationals of the most favoured foreign country."
He said this did not meet him, as he wished to
exercise a control over the acmri o-i
cquioioion oy foreigners
or *•»«*». both lana aM itllIilng0i
Ur retiring, as la his draft, that poraissioo shoold
oe obtained.. He remarked thot’-e-H-, -f-v . , .
Lria ° v/j - th trie existing draft,
With or Without the proposed addition, it was 0 pen to
him, without infringement of the Treaty, to secure his
object by issuing orders to his own subjects that no
immovable property was to be disposed of to foreigners
without his permission. The orders would not apply
directly to British subjects: the latter when desiring,
say, to hire or purchase a shop, would approach an
Omani subject for the purpose, that is, *£ dealings
would oe with a private individual, not with the Omani
Government, while the Omani subject before consenting to
dispose of the property v/ould refer to the Sultanate
authorities for permission. The Sultan would outwardly
he controlling only the actions of his own subjects, as
he was entitled to do, and yet would be able to secure
his object. His Highness therefore suggested the retentio:
of his own draft (i.e. the proviso to his Article 5 ).
Sul Gan’ s Article 7 ("k^a rb our due s)
His Highness proposed, that the three points which he
was prepared to accept in respect of this Article (see
note of fourth meeting) should be recorded in a letter
and not in the Treaty itself, since he wished to avoid
hampering his freedom in negotiating a treaty with a
foreign power (particularly in regard to British
representation on the special board).
Article 12 (lUiv^.
It was explained to His Highness that questions
of/

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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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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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