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'File 35/86 II A 45 Muscat - Commercial Treaty of 1891 and revision of treaty 1922' [‎11r] (27/572)

The record is made up of 1 volume (281 folios). It was created in 12 Feb 1922-11 Mar 1931. 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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Appendix No. 6.—Maskat and Zanzibar. cli
Articlk 4.
The subjects of Syud Sueed bin Sultan, the Sultan of Maskat, actually
in the service of the French, shall enjoy the same privileges which are
granted to the French themselves; but if such subjects of His Highness
shall be convicted of any crime or infraction of the law, they shall be
discharged by the French, and delivered over to the authorities of the
place.
Article 5.
The two high contracting parties acknowledge reciprocally the right of
appointing Consuls to reside in each other's dominions, wherever the inteiests
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 to be appointed to Consular
offices by the other contracting 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, immunities, and exemptions which are enjoyed within the same
dominions by similar public functionaries of other countries. Ihe l^renci
Consul shall be at liberty to hoist the French flag over his house.
Article 6.
The authorities of the Sultan of Maskat shall not interfere in disputes
between the French, or between the French iind the subjects of other Christian
nations. When differences arise between a subject of the Sultan of Maskat
and a Frenchman, it 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 Maskat, or against any Mahomedans, then the
cause shall be decided by the authorities of the Sultan of Maskat, or by bis
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 Maskat, the
evidence of a man proved to have given false testimony on a former occasion
shall not be received. A cause to be decided by the French Consul shall be
tried in the presence of the Sultan of Maskat, or a person acting for him.
Article 7.
The property of a French subject who may die in any part of the domi
nions of the Sultan of Maskat, or of a subject of the Sultan of Maskat who
may die in any part of the French dominions, shall be delivered o\oi to t le
executor or administrator of the deceased, or, in default of such executor oi
administrator, to the respective Consuls of the contracting parties.
Article H.
If a Frenchman shall become bankrupt in the dominions o^ the Sultan
of Maskat, the French Consul shall take possession of all the property of

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Correspondence concerning the Muscat Commercial Treaty of 1891 and a revision of the treaty in 1922. Includes the text of the 1833 Treaty of Amity and Commerce between the USA and Sayyid Sa'id bin Sultan [Saʻīd bin Sulṭān] of Muscat and correspondence with the United States of America over the revisions. Letters discuss the raising of the rate of customs from 5% to 10%. The file includes the text of the 1922 agreement in Arabic and English.

Correspondents include 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. , Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; 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. , Muscat; Deputy Secretary to the Government of India; Commonwealth of Australia, Governor General's Office; Foreign Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Department; Secretary of State, United States.

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1 volume (281 folios)
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The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file.

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Foliation: this file has circled foliation numbers that begin on front cover and end on back cover.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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