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(Received on 22nd March 1030, with Political Secretary's letter No. 10
dated the 6th March 19 SO.)
Letter from the India Office, to the Foreign Office, No. E.-914[433191,
dated the 1st March 1930. (Copy sent to Bushire.)
With reference to your letter No. P.-8J8|30 of February 18tli relative
to the proposed increase in the rate of tariff on goods imported into the
state of Muscat and Oman, I am directed by Mr. Secretary Henderson to
transmit to you the accompanying draft of a despatch which he proposes
to address to His Majesty's Ambassador in Paris and to His Maiestv's
Charge d'Affaires in Washington on this subject. J 7
2. I am to enquire whether Mr. Secretary Benn concurs in the terms
,ot this despatch, and of the memorandum which it is proposed to enclose
E.-914|433|91.
i(l) Lord Tyrrell, Paris.
No.
(2) H. M. Charge d'Affaires, Washington.
No.
M y Lord,
S ir,
tt - Jr 10 - Muscat and Oman, in South-Eastern Arabia, with which
-npi-inrl nf 1 s G^^rnment are in special relations, has suffered for a
ni/l n ^ om a condition of increasing financial stringency,
rpmprlv A +'f S1 ua J^ 11 as , 11 I 0W arisen which calls for an immediate
and ituScT careiul consideration of the problem, the Sultan
financial' IxmWi ^ ti' ( ' a ^,J 1( ' ^ ie con c]usion that an improvement in the
rate of thL tprifF 0 • 16 1,° can on ^ e; ^ e cted by an increase in the
hlrfsts of fh. 011 ini P orte d goods, and that it is' important, in the
pivjoosed ^LrPP^ ^ 136 ?^ V §- 00d ^ overiimen t of the State, that this
proposed increase should take effect with the least possible delay.
of the ^StLt ^ ie , Muscat to raise the tariff
bv Articlp C ^ a/ C m 1 e I ^ ve P er ceri t- however, limited
of America' of 1833 ^ i Y e0 n Muscat and the United States
M»,rS tSS-JftJil *{5* » -«• Treat? between
'4- sSS
tariff of five ner ppnf i? ^ T.'t i ( 0T1 ^ en t 0 wa ^ ve their rights to a maximiun
will be practicable n-n I u e? -]i oa ^ e 1 R " 110 general increase in the tariff
0 T W1 le im Poss]ble to ado]it the suggested remedy.
the United State^of^™!^?^ 8 ^ es ^ res that the Governments of
to securing from them af fl. 3 ^. ra ^(' e should be approached with a view
their righte mider th^articlo^ m0ment such a wai ^ ^
allow of a o-enera^ ^ t two trea . ties referred to above as will
of five per cent.' Since thpro 1. 10 ] above the present flat rate
at Muscat for some vears mF r eiich Consular representative
charge of the Government of Trlrl ^| a ^ es interests there are in
requested that His Mai est v'^ P ^ 13 S ! i iea l His Highness hps
the two Ooverimente eonMrne^^if h^behalf ^ UP the ^
in oiJherewith a memorandum setting forth
request, and argumTOtsin^tssuniKVt'T 0 /? 11 !? 1 !?^ the Su,tan to ,nak e t bis
a note to the Government to whlA w'.. , s ' ,a<1 if von wil l address
nment to winch you are accredited based on the material