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'No 413 Vol 19. Revised Commercial Treaty with Muscat' [31r] (69/360)
The record is made up of 1 volume (180 folios). It was created in 1 Sep 1887-26 Jun 1905. 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 XIII.
Subjects of His Highness the Sultan or
any non-Christian nation not represented
by Consuls at Muscat, who are in the
regular service of British subjects, with
in the dominions of His Highness the
Sultan of Muscat, shall enjoy the same
protection as British subjects them
selves. Should they be charged with
having committed a crime or serious
offence punishable by law, they shall, on
sufficient evidence being shown to justify
further proceedings, be handed over by
their British employers or by order of the
British Consul to the authorities of His
Highness the Sultan for trial and punish
ment.
Article XIV.
Should a subject of Her Majesty re
siding in the dominions of His Highness
the Sultan of Muscat, be adjudicated
bankrupt, the British Consul shall take
possession of, recover, and realize all*
available property and assets of such
bankrupt, to be dealt with and distri
buted according to the provisions of
British bankruptcy law.
Article XV.
Should a subject of His Highness the
Sultan of Muscat resist or evade pay
ment of the just and rightful claims of a
British subject, the authorities of His
Highness the Sultan shall afford to the
British creditor every aid and facility in
recovering the amount due to him. In
like manner the British Consul shall
afford every aid and facility to subjects
of His Highness the Sultan of Muscat
in recovering debts justly due to them
from a British subject.
Article XVI.
Should a British subject die within
the dominions of His Highness the Sul
tan of Muscat, or, dying elsewhere,
leave property therein, moveable or im
moveable, the British Consul shall be
authorized to collect, realize, and take
possession of the estate of the deceased,
to be disposed of according to the provi
sions of British law.
Article XVII.
The houses, dwellings, warehouses, and
other premises of British subjects or of
persons actually in their regular service
within the dominions of His Highness
the Sultan of Muscat shall not be en
tered, or searched, under any pretext by
the officials of His Highness without the
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This file concerns the conclusion of the Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation with the Sultan of Muscat, Sayyid Fayṣal bin Turkī Āl Bū Sa‘īd on 19 March 1891. The new treaty was modelled on a recently concluded treaty with Zanzibar. It superseded the Treaty of Commerce of May 1839 and its main purpose was to shut out French interests and influence in Muscat.
Correspondence in the volume is between the British 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. at Bushire and the 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. at Muscat, as well as British officials in the Foreign Department of the Government of India, the Foreign Office and at Zanzibar. There are also copies of correspondence from the Sultan of Muscat.
The file has an index on folio 2A. Subjects within the file include: the exclusion of Cape of Good Hope from the Treaty (folios 88, 94); importation of arms and ammunition (folio 37); the expiration of the Treaty (folios 108, 112-114); British protection for Goanese subjects under the Treaty (folios 144-148, 154-156); modifications to the Treaty (folios 119-120); accession to Natal (folios 88, 94); accession to Newfoundland (folios 95-96); draft of the Treaty (folios 8-17, 22-31); draft protocol (folios 74-77); accession to Queensland (folios 95-96); draft of Revised Treaty (1904-1905) (folios 138-170); Separate Declaration by Sultan as to non-cession of his dominions (folios 54-57, 61-62); treaty executed but not-ratified (folios 49-53); Zanzibar Commercial Treaty (1886) (folios 18-21, 40-48).
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- 1 volume (180 folios)
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This volume is arranged approximately in chronological order.
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Foliation: Foliation numbers are circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. They begins on the title page, on number 1B, and end on the last folio of writing, on number 170. The file contains the following foliation amendments: folios 1A-B; folios 2A-C; folios 4A-B; folios 78A-B; folios 79A-B.
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- Title
- 'No 413 Vol 19. Revised Commercial Treaty with Muscat'
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- front, front-i, 1r:1v, 2ar:2cv, 3r:3v, 4ar:4bv, 5r:77v, 78ar:78bv, 79ar:79bv, 80r:170v, i-r:iii-v, back-i, back
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