'File 35/86 V A. 77 Muscat Commercial Treaty' [‎68r] (150/442)

Article 2 .
(1) There shall "be perfect freedom of
commerce and naTigation "b etween the
territories of the High Contracting
Parties. Each High Contracting Party-
shall allow the nationals of the other
to enter all ports, creeks and rivers
with their vessels and cargoes, also to
travel, reside and pursue commerce and
trade, whether wholesale or retail, in
his territories provided, as regards
nationals of the Sultan, that they satisfy
and observe the conditions and regulations
applicable in the territory of His Majesty
in question to the entry, travel,
residence and departure of all foreigners,
and provided, as regards nationals of His
Majesty, that before proceeding from the
place where they reside to another place
in the territories of the Sultan where
foreign subjects do not already reside
they shall notify in writing the local
Ornani authorities of the place wherethey
reside, and such authorities shall inform
them whether the intended destination is
suitable for them to travel to or not;
if the authorities in question notify
the said nationals in writing that the
intended destination is unsuitable, and
if the said nationals persist in travelling
to their destination, or if the3r should
fail to notify the local authorities of
their intended movements, they will
proceed at their own risk. Further,