File 3939/1926 Pt 6 'Revision of Aitchison's Treaties. Persian Gulf Section.' [‎499r] (433/818)

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OMAN (MUSCAT)—NO. XVI—1891.
interests 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 person 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, immuni
ties, and exemptions which are enjoyed within the same dominions by similar
public functionaries of other countries.
Article 4.
There shall be perfect freedom of commerce and navigation between the High
Contracting Parties ; each shall allow the subjects of the other to enter all ports,
creeks, and rivers with their vessels and cargoes, also to travel, reside, pursue
commerce and trade, whether wholesale or retail, in each other s dominions, and
therein to hire, purchase, and posses houses, warehouses, shops, stores, and lands.
British subjects shall everywhere be freely permitted, whether personally or by
agent, to bargain for, by, barter, and sell all kinds of goods, articles of import,
or native production, whether intended for sale within the dominions of His High
ness or for export, and to arrange with the owner or his agent regarding the price
of all such goods and produce without interference of any sort on the part of the
authority of His Highness.
His Highness the Sultan of Muscat binds himself not to allow or recognise
the establishment of any kind of monopoly or exclusive privilege of trade within
his dominions to any Government, Association, or individual.
Article 5.
Subjects of Her Britannic Majesty shall be permitted, throughout the domi
nions of His Highness the Sultan, to acquire by Gift, purchase, intestate succes
sion, or under will, or any other legal manner, land, houses, and property o every
description, whether moveable or immoveable, to possess the same; and freely
to dispose thereof by sale, barter, donation, or otherwise.
Article 6.
His Highness the Sultan shall be permitted to levy a duty of entry not ex
ceeding 5 per cent, on the value of all goods and merchandise, of whatever de
scription, imported by sea from foreign countries into His Highness s ominio
This duty shall be paid at that port in His Highness’s dominions where the good^
are ^ rs t landed, and, on payment thereof, such goods shall thereafb r e e. p
^thin the Sultan’s dominions, from all other custom duties or taxes, evi y,
0r 0n behalf of, the Government of His Highness the Sultan, by whatever n
these may be designated, and no higher import duty shall be claimed from
Subjects than that which is paid by subjects or citizens of the most favoure n