"معاهدة مسقط" [و‎‎١‎٣] (٥٣٧/٤٠)

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officers at inland to'vns. Such a claim, however, is perhaps
not likely oe made ana oer se this inability is not a matter
of imporuance, ine same applies also to Muscat who under the
treaty of 19th March 1891 possesses the ri,-ht to appoint
Consular Officers in the territories of G-reat Britain
wherever the interests of commerce may require the presence of
such officers",
4. The rights of these unimportant Powers are based on the
express provisions of their respective treaties. There is no
otner rower, so far as the examination conducted by the
Government of India, has revealed, which enjoys the sane ri.'-^ht
^being restricted to Burma and subject to mutual consent gives
no cause ..or anxiety. But there is one Power that has a plenary
and indefensible right, in virtue of the most-favoured-nation
clause which finds a place in her treaty with Great Britain.
That Power is P ersi a. The treaty concluded with Persia on 4th
March 1857 became applicable to India immediately it was
concluded, and Article IX provides that "the high contracting
parties engage that in the establishment and recognition of
Consuls-General, Consuls each shall be placed in the dominions
of the others on the footing of the most-favoured-nation".
Afghanistan having availed herself of her treaty rights to
appoint a Consular representative at the headquarters of the
Grovernment of India, a Persian claim to make a similar appoint
ment could not, in the opinion of the C-overnment of India, be
resisted.
5. The Persian frovernment are believed, on the strength
of certain observations made by the present Persian Consul-
General, to cherish some intention of seeking to put their
right into exercise.
6. So far as the Grovernment of India are aware, Persia is
the only Power that has most-favoured-nation rights in respect
of the establishment and recognition of Consular officers as