'Memorandum by Sir W. Lee-Warner on the Lease to France of a Coaling Station in Muskat Territory - Statement of our Case (Political No. 1837/99).'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'Memorandum by Sir W. Lee-Warner on the Lease to France of a Coaling Station in Muskat Territory - Statement of our Case (Political No. 1837/99).'
- Date:
- 1899/1899
- Description:
- Abstract: A memorandum describing how it had emerged that the Sultan of Muskat had granted the French a concession to establish a coaling station on his territory, and stating that the Sultan had only produced the text of the concession upon threat of bombardment by the British. The memorandum goes on to describe the French Government's agreement to withdraw the concession, as it contravened a Treaty of 1862 in which the Sultan pledged not to lease any part of his territory to either Power, and notes the French Government's continuing desire to establish a coaling station on the same terms as the British. The memorandum concludes with a quotation from The Timesnewspaper, reproducing a statement in the House of Commons regarding the events. The memorandum is written by Sir William Lee-Warner.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at folio 91 and terminates at folio 92, as it is part of a larger volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Two additional foliation sequences are present in parallel; these numbers are also written in pencil, but one set is circled and crossed through, the other set is not circled.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Diplomacy
Land tenure
Coaling-stations
Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Āl Bū Sa'īd Dynasty
Government of France, Third Republic - Geographic region:
- Muskat
- Publisher:
- Publisher: The Times, British newspaper
- Rights:
- المُلكية العامة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000833.0x000146_ar
81055/vdc_100000000833.0x000146_en
IOR/L/PS/18/B119
IOR/L/PS/18/B119