File 3939/1926 Pt 6 'Revision of Aitchison's Treaties. Persian Gulf Section.' [‎481r] (397/818)

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OMAN (MUSCAT)—NO. IV—1839.
ic Majesty’s dominions in Europe and in Asia, and shall enjoy in those
Britannic ^ ^ p r j v ^ e g es an( i advantages, with respect to commerce or other-
donunnms^ ^ mft y accorded therein to the subjects or citizens of the most
favoured nations ;
and the subjects of Her Britannic Majesty shall, in like man-
have full liberty to enter, reside in, trade with and pass with their merchan-
ner ’ , ^ a u p ar t 9 of the dominions of His Highness the Sultan of Muscat,
flhaU in those dominions enjoy all the privileges and advantages, with respect
^ coinmerce or otherwise, which are or may be accorded therein to the subjects
Tr citizens of the most favored nation.
Article 2.
British subjects shall be at liberty to purchase, sell, or hire land or houses in
the dominions of His Highness the Sultan of Muscat.
Tie houses, ware-houses, or other premises of British subjects, or of persons
ctually in the’ service of British subjects in the dominions of His Highness the
Sultan of Muscat, shall not be forcibly entered, nor on any pretext searched with
out the consent of the occupier, unless with the cognizance of the Consul or British
Resident Agent. But such Consul or Resident Agent, on just cause being adduced
bv the authorities of His Highness the Sultan of Muscat, shall send a competent
oerson, who, in concert with the Officers of His Highness the Sultan of Muscat,
shall conduct the search, and shall prevent the use of unnecessary violence or of
improper resistance.
Article 3.
The two high contracting parties acknowledge reciprocally to each other th«
right of appointing Consuls to reside in each other’s dominions wherever the in
terests of commerce may require the presence of such officers, ^suchComuls
shall at all times be placed in the country in which they reside on the fo g
the Consuls of the most favored nations. Each of the high contrac mg p
further agrees to permit his own subjects to be appointed to cons ar
the other contracting party, provided always that the persons so
not begin to act without the previous approbation of the so\ ereign
they may be. • • <
The public functionaries of either government residing in the ,
the other shall enjoy the same privileges, immunities and exemp 10ns coim .
enjoyed within the same dominions by similar public functionaries o
tries.
Article 4.
Subjects of the dominions of His Highness the Su ^ ta “ °* g ame p ro .
in the service of British subjects in those dominions, s a enj , ^
tection which is granted to British subjects themselves, ut i crime
dominions of His Highness the Sultan of Muscat shall be convic
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