'P. 3 733/1904. Muscat :- Commercial Treaties.'

Title:

'P. 3 733/1904. Muscat :- Commercial Treaties.'

Date:

1903/1914

Description:

The item discusses a proposal to revise the Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation signed between Great Britain and Muscat in 1892.The correspondence includes the opinions of the India Office, the Government of India, the Foreign Office, the Colonial Office, the Board of Trade, the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, the Political Agent and Consul at Muscat, and the Sultan of Muscat on the revisions required for the treaty.The item concludes with the decision not to revise the 1891 Treaty, instead agreeing to an extension of the existing treaty for a further five years from February 1914.Also discussed are questions arising from the proposed revision:the protection of Goanese subjects of Portugal in Muscat;the protection extended by the French Government to subjects of Christian powers residing at Muscat who did not have their own consul.This is part 3 of 6. Each part includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, year the subject file was opened, subject heading, and list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.1 item (141 folios)Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 208, and terminates at f 349, as part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.

Language:

English
French

Type:

Archival item

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Treaties

Extent:

1 item (141 folios)

Rights:

Open Government Licence

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100026186803.0x000004_ar
81055/vdc_100026186803.0x000004_en
IOR/L/PS/10/27/1

Is part of:

British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers

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