'File 35/86 II A 45 Muscat - Commercial Treaty of 1891 and revision of treaty 1922' [‎128v] (262/572)

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'Ye, the undersigned, h.ave agreed to what follcv:s:
That the Treaty of Friendship, Commerce, and Navigation
between Great Britian and Muscat, signed on the eighth day
of Shahan 1308 H. , corresponding to the 19th liarch 1891,
will be prolonged by tnis writing notwithstanding all, or
any correspondence between His late Highness Saiyid Faisal
bin Turki and the Glorious British Government in the matter
of the revision of that Treaty* And it v/ill remain in iorce
for a period of one year from this eleventh day of February
1923 corresponding to the 24th Jamadi-al-A^hir 1341 K,
unless a suitable treaty by agreement between His Highness
the Sultan of liuscat and Oman and the Glorious British
Government be substituted lor that ancient treaty aioies<-iid»
It is also understood that it shall be open to ohe Dominion
of Canada and Commonwealth of Australia to withdraw xrom
the aforesaid Treaty at any time on notice being given to
that effect by His ISaJesty^s Representative at Muscat.
In confirmation thereof, we, that is, I Taimur bin
Faisal, Sultan of Muscat and Oman, with my own hand, and I
kajor M. Rae, duly authorised agent for that propose on
behalf of tne Glorious British Government, have signed this
writing and five copies and have affixed our seal thereto.
Done at Kuscat this eleventh day of February 1923
corresponding to the 24th Jamadi-al -Aioiir 1341 H.
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
MAJOR,