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'Treaties and Undertakings in Force between the British Government and the Sultans of Maskat [Muscat] and Oman, 1845-1914' [‎79r] (169/190)

The record is made up of 2 volumes (91 folios). It was created in c 1914-1932. 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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ARTICLE 10.
The Sultan engages by the present Treaty to
provide and give orders to his officials that the movement
of goods in transit shall not be obstructed or delayed in
a vexatious manner by unnecessary customs formalities and
regulations, and that every facility will be given for
their transport.
ARTICLE 11.
Either of the two High Contracting Parties may
appoint Consuls to reside in the territories of the other,
subject to the consent and approval of the other as regards
the persons so appointed and the places at which they reside.
Such Consuls shall at all times be accorded in the country
in which they reside treatment and privileges not less
favourable than Consuls of the most favoured foreign country.
Each of the High Contracting Parties further agrees to
permit his own nationals to be appointed to Consular Offices
by the other Contracting Party, provided always that the
person so appointed shall not begin to act without the
previous approbation of the High Contracting Party whose
national he may be.
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' i ^ (1) British vessels or aircraft coming to the
c territories of the Sultan, in distress, shall receive from
'g c the local authorities all possible necessary aid to enable
« o them to revictual and refit so as to proceed on their
voyage or journey.
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£ ^ (2) Should a British vessel or aircraft be wrecked
a-h off the coast of or in the Sultan's territories, the
authorities of the Sultan shall render all possible assistance
cr to save the vessel or aircraft, its cargo and those on
co board; they shall also give all possible aid and protection
'2jc persons saved, and shall assist them in reaching the
c B nearest British Consulate; they shall further take every
possible care that such vessel and all parts thereof, and
. ^ g all furniture and appurtenances/including any which may have
been cast into the sea. or the proceeds thereof, if sold,
as well as all papers found on board such stranded or
wrecked vessel, shall be given up to the owners of such
vessel, goods, merchandise, &c., or to their agents v^hen
claimed by them, or to the British Consul.
(3) The Sultan's authorities shall further see that
the British Consulate is as soon as possible informed of
such disaster having occurred.
(4) Should a British vessel or aircraft, wrecked off
the coast of or in the Sultan's territories, be plundered,
the authorities of the Sultan shall, as soon as they come
to know thereof, render prompt assistance and take all
possible tneasures to pursue and punish the robbers and
recover the stolen property,
(5) Likewise, should a vessel or aircraft of the
Sultan, or of one of his nationals, enter a port in His
Majesty's territories in distress, or be wrecked off the
coast of or in His Majesty's territories, the like help and
assistance shall be rendered by the authorities of those
territories.
ARTICLE 13.

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The first volume is Treaties and Undertakings in Force between the British Government and the Sultans of Maskat [Muscat] and Oman, 1845-1914 (Government of India Foreign and Political Department). The treaties recorded cover the slave trade, Zanzibar, telegraphs, commerce, cession of territory, arms traffic, and the Sur coalfields. The texts of the treaties appear in both English and (from the rear of the volume) Arabic. A note below the title on folio 4 [folio 40 of the second volume] states that in the event of doubt arising as to the precise interpretation of any portion of one or other of the Treaty stipulations, the English text was to be considered decisive.

The second volume is a further copy of the same document. This is part of a file that also contains some loose papers. These are: text of agreement dated 28 September 1920 between the Government of Sultan Saiyid Taimur bin Faisal [Sa‘īd ibn Taymūr], Sultan of Muscat and Oman and Sheikh Isa bin Salah bin Ali al-Harthi on behalf certain Omanis, signatories to the agreement; letter from Sayyid-bin-Taimur [Sa‘īd ibn Taymūr] to the 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. acknowledging receipt of his letter informing him of the abdication of his father and his appointment as successor as Sultan of Muscat and Oman; and transcript of treaty between the United Kingdom and Sultan Saiyid Taimur bin Faisal [Sa‘īd ibn Taymūr], Sultan of Muscat and Oman, dated 5 February 1939, which replaced the Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation of 1891.

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2 volumes (91 folios)
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There is a list of the treaties near the front of the volumes, on pp. 3 and 39. The list refers to the text of each treaty by means of serial and page numbers. The loose papers filed at the end of the second volume are not in chronological order.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence in use runs through both volumes. It commences at 1 on the second folio after the front outer cover of the first volume and terminates at 89 on the inside back cover of the second volume. These numbers are written in pencil, are enclosed in a circle, and can be found in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio. A second foliation sequence is also present between ff. 37-88. These numbers are also written in pencil and circled, but have been crossed out.

Both volumes have a printed pagination sequence numbered 2-30, which is mirrored in the Arabic portion of both.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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