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'A Collection of Treaties and Engagements relating to the Persian Gulf Shaikhdoms and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman in force up to the End of 1953' [‎33r] (67/92)

The record is made up of 1 volume (44 folios). It was created in c 1954. 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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63
PART VI
MISCELLANEOUS
No. 1
Treaty of Amity and Commerce between the United States of America
and the Sultan of Muscat, dated September 21, 1833
Article 1.
• Z here a PGi'Pptual peace between the United States of America and
His Majesty Syud Sueed Bin Sultan, of Maskat, and his Dependencies.
Article 2.
The citizens of the United States shall have free liberty to enter all the ports
of His Majesty Syud Sueed Bin Sultan, with their cargoes, of whatever kind the
said cargoes may consist, and they shall have liberty to sell the same to any of
the subjects of the Sultan, or others who may wish to purchase the same or to
barter the same for any produce or manufactures of the kingdom or other articles
that may be found there. No price shall be fixed by the Sultan or his officers on
the articles to be sold by the merchants of the United States, or the merchandize
they may wish to buy; but the trade shall be free on both sides to sell or buy,
or exchange, on the terms and for the prices the owners may think fit; and
whenever the said citizens of the United States may think fit to depart, they shall
be at liberty to do so; and if any officer of the Sultan shall contravene this Article
he shall be severely punished. It is understood and agreed, however, that the
articles of the muskets, powder and ball can only be sold to the Government
in the Island of Zanzibar, but in all other ports of the Sultan the said munitions of
war may be freely sold without any restriction whatever to the highest bidder.
Article
j.
Vessels of the United States entering any port within the Sultan's dominions
shall pay no more than five per cent, duties on the cargo landed, and this shall
be in full consideration of all import and export duties, tonnage, license to trade,
pilotage, anchorage, or any other charge whatever. Nor shall any charge be paid
on that part of the cargo which shall remain on board unsold and re-exported.
Nor shall any charge whatever be paid on any vessel of the United States which
may enter any of the ports of His Majesty for the purpose of refitting, or for
refreshments, or to inquire the state of the market.
Article 4.
That American citizens shall pay no other duties on export or import tonnage,
license to trade, or other charge whatsoever, than the nation the most favoured
shall pay.
Article 5.
If any vessel of the United States shall sulfer shipwreck on any part of the
Sultan's dominions, the persons escaping from the wreck shall be taken care of
and hospitably entertained at the expense of the Sultan, until they shall find an
opportunity to be returned to their country, for the Sultan can never receive any
remuneration whatever for rendering succour to the distressed, and the property
saved from such wreck shall be carefully preserved and delivered to the owner, or
the Consul of the United States, or to any authorised agent.
Article 6.
The citizens of the United States resorting to the ports of the Sultan for the
purpose of trade shall have leave to land and reside in the said ports without
paying any tax on importation whatever for such liberty other than the general
duties on imports which the most favoured nation shall pay.
Article 7.
If any citizens of the United States, or their vessels or other property, shall
be taken by pirates, and brought within the dominions of the Sultan, the persons
shall be set at liberty and the property restored to the owner, if he be present, or
to the American Consul, or to any authorised agent.

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Content

The volume consists of the following Foreign Office document: 19127, marked 'For Official Use only'.

The volume is divided into sections containing transcripts of treaties and engagements relating to Bahrain; Kuwait; Qatar; Trucial States A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ; Muscat; and miscellaneous. The earliest treaties recorded date from 1820.

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1 volume (44 folios)
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There is a list of contents at the front of the volume.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the front cover and terminates at 45 on the back cover. These numbers are written in pencil, are circled, 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. An original printed pagination sequence is also present in the volume. Foliation anomaly: ff. 10, 10A. The following folio needs to be folded out: f. 39.

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