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'File 35/86 II A 45 Muscat - Commercial Treaty of 1891 and revision of treaty 1922' [‎11v] (28/572)

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 No. 6.—Maskat ond Zanzibar.
such bankrupt, and shall ^ive it up to the creditors of the bankrupt to be
divided among them. This having been done, the bankrupt shall be entitled
to a full discharge from his creditors, and he shall not at any time afterwards
be required to make up the deficiency, nor shall any property he may after
wards acquire be considered liable for that purpose. But the French Consul
shall use his endeavours to obtain for the benefit of the creditors all the pro
perty of the bankrupt. It shall also be incumbent upon the Consul to
ascertain that everything possessed by the bankrupt at the time when he
became insolvent has been given up.
Article 9.
If a subject cf the Sultan of Maskat owes a debt to a Frenchman, the
Sultan or his deputies shall urge the former to pay the claim of the latter.
In like manner, the French Consul shall enjoin a Frenchman to pay a debt
due by him to a subject of the Sultan of Maskat.
Article 10.
No duty exceeding five per cent, shall be levied on goods imported by
French vessels into the dominions of Syud Sueed bin Sultan, the Sultan of
Maskat. If a vessel of other nations imports any goods into the territories
of the Sultan of Maskat, and pays less duty than five per cent., the same
duty only shall be levied on similar goods imported by a French vessel into
the said territories. A French vessel after she has paid the duty of five per
cent., shall not be subject to any other charges, such as anchorage, pilotages,
etc., nor shall any charge be made on that part of the cargo which may
remain on board a French vessel; but if the vessel shall go to another part
of the dominions of the Sultan of Maskat, duty shall be levied at five per
cent. The above-mentioned duty having once been paid, the goods may be
sold, by wholesale or retail, without paying any further duty. No charge
whatever shall be made on French vessels which may enter any of the ports
of the Sultan of Maskat for the purpose of refitting, or for refreshments, or
to inquire about the state of the market; and they shall enjoy the same
privileges which are enjoyed (by the vessels) of the most favoured nations.
Article 11.
No vessel shall be prohibited from importing into, or exporting from,
the territories of the Sultan of Maskat any kind of merchandize. The trade
shall be perfectly free in the said territories, subject to the above-mentioned
duty and to no other. The French shall be at liberty to buy and sell from
whomsoever and to whomsoever they choose; but they shall not trade in the
articles of ivory and gum copal on that part of the. East Coast of Africa from
the port of Ton gate, situated in 5^ degrees of south latitude, to the port of
Culva, lying in nine degrees south of the equator, both ports inclusive. But
if the English or Americans, or any other Christian nation, should carry on
this trade, the French shall, in like manner, be at liberty to do so.

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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
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