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No. 103, dated Bushire, the 5th June 1903.
From-LiEUTENANT-CoLONEL C. A. Kemball, C.I.E., Officiating Political Resident
in the Persian Gulf,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department.
With reference to correspondence ending with Foreign Department letter
No. 1642 E.-A., dated 25th September 1901, I have the honour to forward, for
the consideration and orders of the Government of India, the marginally
xr ^ ^ ™ noted letter which I have received from
the Political Agent, Maskat, on the
subject of the existing Commercial Treaty with Maskat.
No. 225, dated the 25th May 1903 (Confidential).
From— Major P. Z. Cox, C.I.E., Political Agent at Maskat,
To— Lieutenant-Colonel C. A. Kemball, C.I.E., Officiating Political Resident in
the Persian Gulf.
I have the honour to refer to the correspondence ending with your office
endorsement No. 124, dated 14th October 1901, on the subject of the existing
Commercial Treaty with Maskat.
2. I informed His Highness the Sultan at the time in the sense directed,
and he then observed that he might have one or two alterations to ask for, for
instance, for a prohibitive duty on cheap spirits imported into Maskat. Since
then he has not referred to the matter, and it has possibly escaped his memory.
I therefore request the favour of your enquiring from Government whether I
should remind the Sultan on the subject, or wait till he moves in the matter
himself.
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