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'Selections from the Records of the Bombay Government' [‎267] (309/733)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (364 folios). It was created in 1856. It was written in English. 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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TREATY BETWEEN MUSKAT AND FRANCE. 267
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or warehouses, in the dominions of Syud Sueed bin Sultan, the Sultan
of Muskat. The houses, warehouses, or other premises occupied by
the French, or by persons in their service, shall not be forcibly entered
without the permission of the French Consul. They shall not be pre
vented from leaving the dominions of Syud Sueed bin Sultan when
ever they wish to do so.
Article IV.
The subjects of Syud Suced bin Sultan, the Sultan of Muskat, actually
THE F®- ^ ie serv i ce of the French, shall enjoy the same privileges which are
gianted to the French themselves 5 but if such subjects of His Highness
shall be convicted of any crime or infraction of the law, they shall be dis- I
charged by the French, and delivered over to the authorities of the place. ^
Article V.
The two high contracting parties acknowledge reciprocally the right
of appointing Consuls to reside in each other's dominions, wherever
the interests of commerce may require the presence of such officers ;
and such Consuls shall at all times be placed, in the country in which
they reside, on the footing of the Consuls of the most favoured nations. -
Each of the high contracting parties further agrees to permit his own
subjects lo be appointed to Consular offices by the other contractino-
party, provided always that the persons so appointed shall not begin to
act without the previous approbation of the Sovereign whose subjects
they may be. The public functionaries of either Government, residing
in the dominions of the other, shall enjoy the same privileges, irnmuni-
ties, and exemptions which are enjoyed within the same dominions by
similar public functionaries of other countries. The French Consul
shall be at liberty to hoist the French flag over his house.
Article VI.
The authorities of the Sultan of Muskat shall not interfere in dis
putes between the French, or between the French and the subjects of
other Christian nations. When differences arise between a subject of
the Saltan of Muskat and a Frenchman, if the former be the complainant
the cause shall be heard by the French Consul ; but if a Frenchman be
the complainant against any of the subjects of the Sultan at Muskat or
against any Mahomedans, then the cause shall be decided bv the 1
authorities of the Sultan of Muskat, or by his deputy; but in such case
the cause shall not be decided, except in the presence of the French
Consul, or his deputy, who shall attend at the Court. In causes
between a Frenchman and a subject of the Sultan of Muskat the N
evidence of a man proved to have given false testimony on a forniPr
iojs, occasion shall not be received. A cause to be decided by the Frenr]
Consul shall be tried in the presence of the Sultan of Muskat m- '
person acting for him. 5 a

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The volume is Selections from the records of the Bombay Government , compiled and edited by Robert Hughes Thomas, Assistant Secretary, Political Department, New Series: 24 (Bombay: Printed for Government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, 1856).

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1 volume (364 folios)
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The volume contains an abstract of contents on p. iii, a detailed list of contents on pp. vii-xx, an alphabetical index on pp. xxi-xxvii, and a list of maps etc on p. xviii.

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Pagination: two separate pagination sequences are present in the volume. The first sequence (pp. i-xviii) commences at the first page and terminates at the list of maps (p. xviii). A second pagination sequence then takes over (pp. 1-688), commencing at the title page and terminating at the final page. Both these pagination sequences are printed, with additions in pencil, and the numbers are found at the top (left, right or centre) of each page.

The fold-outs in this volume were not paginated by the publisher. As a result, these have been foliated using the nearest page number. For example, the fold-out attached to p.51 has been numbered as 51A.

Pagination anomalies: pp. 15, 15A; 45, 45A; 49, 49A; 51, 51A; 531, 531A.

The following pages need to be folded out to be read: 15A, 45A, 51A, 327-328, 531A.

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