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'File 35/86 II A 45 Muscat - Commercial Treaty of 1891 and revision of treaty 1922' [5v] (16/572)
The record is made up of 1 volume (281 folios). It was created in 12 Feb 1922-11 Mar 1931. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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Appendix Wo. 5.—Maskat and Zanzibar.
Article 5.
ai y ^y, v f se ! of tlle i United States shall suffer shipwreck on any nart of
carc of and hoTpitablv erii ^ rSOU ^ Raping from tho wreck shall bo taken
Tn h0S P ltabl y entertained at the expense of the Sultan, until thev
shall find an opportunity to be returned to their country for the SulS
Z r neV 7 rec ? 1 ^ aD 3 r remuneration whatever for renderino; 'succour to ti.e
distressed, and the property saved from such wreck shall be carefully nre
agent!" 016 0r ^ ConSU ' 0t the United ^
Article 6,
The citizens of the United States resorting to the ports of the Sultan
for the purpose of trade shall have leave to land and resided the tid ports
ithout paying any tax on importation whatever for such liberty other
general dutles on lm P orts "ich the most favoured nation shall pay.
Article 7.
<,W| f | a, 7i Citi f nS - of . the V" ited States .or their vessels or other prorertv
the persons'shall 1 be S "t l'i!'"'? 1 " fV"" the dominioIls <>« ">« sSltanl
li - , liberty and the property restored to the owner if
he be present, or to the American Consul, or to authorised agent
Article 8.
porUuThe uiZl'sf T^ ,f bje0tS of 1 the S " ltan which "V ^ort to anv
r ! 111 th ® U " 1 1 ted States f ha11 Pay no other or higher rate of duties or other
charges, than the nation the most favoured shall pay. '
Article 9.
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, S ^ d Cons . ulf; slla11 not be arrested, nor shall their propertv lie
eized, nor shall any of their household ho ar.ked, but the? peTons aud
shall be .nade to the LsiS, X-'^.ltolXtely ^1^' COmi,,alnt
year of the Independence of the United Statos of A mill / 7 -seventh
tbe sixth day of the Moon, called Wd^^^ to
one thousand two hundred and forty-nine.) J H, J ree '
(Sd.) Kdmund Roberts.
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Correspondence concerning the Muscat Commercial Treaty of 1891 and a revision of the treaty in 1922. Includes the text of the 1833 Treaty of Amity and Commerce between the USA and Sayyid Sa'id bin Sultan [Saʻīd bin Sulṭān] of Muscat and correspondence with the United States of America over the revisions. Letters discuss the raising of the rate of customs from 5% to 10%. The file includes the text of the 1922 agreement in Arabic and English.
Correspondents include Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. , Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Muscat; Deputy Secretary to the Government of India; Commonwealth of Australia, Governor General's Office; Foreign Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Department; Secretary of State, United States.
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- 1 volume (281 folios)
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The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: this file has circled foliation numbers that begin on front cover and end on back cover.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/1/409
- Title
- 'File 35/86 II A 45 Muscat - Commercial Treaty of 1891 and revision of treaty 1922'
- Pages
- front, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:3v, 3ar:3av, 4r:199v, 199ar:199av, 200r:281v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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