"الملف 35/86 II A 45 مسقط - المعاهدة التجارية لسنة ١٨٩١ ومراجعة المعاهدة سنة ١٩٢٢" [ظ‎‎٢‎٢‎٥] (٥٧٢/٤٥٨)

Te # the undersigned, have agreed to what follo" r £:- That the
Treaty of Friendship, Goraraerce and Navigation between Great Britain
and laskat, signed on the eighth day of Shaban 1508-H.corresponding
to the 1 Jth Itarch 1891, T * r ill be prolonged by this writing, notwith
standing all, or any, correspondence between His late Highness
Sayid Faisal bin Turki and the G-lorious British Government in the
matter of the revision of that Treaty. And it T ~ill remain in force
for a period of one year from this eleventh day of February 1928,
corresponding to the 18th Shaban 1346-H. unless a suitable Treaty
by Agreement between His Highness the Sultan of Maskat and Oman
and the Glorious British Government be substituted for that ancient
Treaty aforesaid. It is also understood that it shall be open to
the Dominion of Canada and Irish Free State to withdraw from the
aforesaid Treaty at any time on notice being given to that effect
by His I.'ajesty's Representative at !'askat.
It is also understood that the Commonwealth of Australia have
withdrawn from participation in the aforesaid Treaty as per notice
given by His lajesty's Representative at Masicat in his letter L T o.6
dated 5rd December 1925.
In confirmation thereof, we that is, ** هذه التواريخ تقريبية r e, Sayid Tuhammad bin
Ahmad and Haji Zubeir bin Ali, Members of the Council of State,
Maslcat, on behalf of His Highness Sayid Sir Taimur bin Faisal,
K.C.I.^j., C.3 .I., Sultan of Maskat and Oman, ,nd I, R-Jor G.P.
Turphy, I.A. , duly authorised agent for that x^urpo^-.e on behalf
of the Glorious British Government have signed this writing and
five copies and have affixed our seals thereto.
Done at Maskat tjais eleventh day of February 1J) 6, correspond
ing to 11 th Sho.ban