'File 8/65 X RENEWAL OF COMMERCIAL TREATY'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'File 8/65 X RENEWAL OF COMMERCIAL TREATY'
- Date:
- 1951/1952
- Description:
- Abstract: Continuing on from the previous file (IOR/R/15/6/261), this file relates to the conclusion of a new Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation between Britain and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd].The file features the following principal correspondents: the Political Agent and Consul, Muscat; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Sultan of Muscat and Oman; officials of the Foreign Office and India Office.Most of the correspondence concerns final amendments to the treaty. Also covered are the following: the extension of the existing treaty (concluded in 1939) until 31 December 1951, to allow time for the completion of its replacement; preparations for the signing of the new treaty in Muscat on 20 December 1951, as well as an exchange of letters (on arrangements relating to jurisdiction); a request in December 1951 from the Government of India for a three-month extension of the 1939 treaty, while preparations are made for its own treaty with the Sultan.In addition to correspondence, the file includes the following: copies of the respective speeches given by the Sultan (in both Arabic and English) and the Political Resident, on the occasion of the signing of the treaty (ff 12-16); signature copies of the new treaty, in English and Arabic (ff 20-31); draft copies of the English text of the treaty (ff 42-48, ff 116-126, and ff 137-151).All of the file's material is dated between 14 October and 21 December 1951, with the exception of a note on folio 11, dated 4 February 1952.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 197; 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
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation between Great Britain and Muscat (1951)
Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation between Great Britain and Muscat (1939)
Treaties
Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Āl Bū Sa'īd Dynasty - Rights:
- غير معروف
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000881.0x000025_ar
81055/vdc_100000000881.0x000025_en
IOR/R/15/6/262
IOR/R/15/6/262