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File 3939/1926 Pt 6 'Revision of Aitchison's Treaties. Persian Gulf Section.' [518r] (471/818)
The record is made up of 1 item (408 folios). It was created in 16 Aug 1929-9 Dec 1932. It was written in English and French. 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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62
OMAN (MUSCAT)— APPENDIX NO. 11—1844.
Article 14.
If it shall happen that either the King of the French or the Sultan of Maskat
should be at war with another country, the subjects of the King of the French
and the subjects of the Sultan of Maskat shall nevertheless be allowed to trade
and to take to, such country, merchandise of every description, except war-
stores, but they shall not be allowed to enter any port or place actually block
aded or besieged.
Article 15.
Should a vessel under the French flag enter a port in the dominions of the
Sultan of Maskat in distress, the local authorities at such port shall afford all
necessary aid to enable the vessel to refit and to prosecute her voyage; and if
any such vessel should be wrecked on the coasts of the dominions of the Sultan
of Maskat, the authorities on the part of the Sultan of Maskat shall render all
the assistance in their power to recover and deliver over to the owner, or the Con
sul, the property that may be saved from such wreck. The same assistance and
protection shall be afforded to vessels of the dominions of the Sultan of Maskat,
and property saved therefrom under similar circumstances, in the ports and on
the coasts of the French dominions.
Article 16.
If any person not belonging to the Christian nations shall steal any article
from a French vessel, and take it to the dominions of the Sultan of Maskat, it
shall be recovered from the robber and delivered over to the Consul.
Article 17.
The French shall be at liberty to hire or erect houses and warehouses at Zac
zibar or anywhere else.
Article 18.
Any engagements which may have been entered into previously to this are
null and void, and are not to be acted upon or attended to.
Article 19. j
The present convention shall be ratified, and the ratifications thereof shal
be exchanged, at Maskat or Zanzibar, as soon as possible, and within the space
of fifteen months from the date hereof.
Dated the 6th Zilkad, Hijree 1260 (corresponding with the 17th November 1844
d.D.).
MEMORANDUM.
On the 4th February 1846, the ratifications of the foregoing Treaty
ohanged between His Highness the Imam of Maskat and Commodore Monsieu
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This part relates to the Government of India's decision to issue a revised edition of Aitchison's Treaties (full title: A Collection of Treaties, Engagements and Sanads Relating to India and Neighbouring Countries ), with revised narratives for each geographical area covered, incorporating the principal events that have occurred since the publication of the previous edition in 1909.
The part contains two copies of proofs for the following revised narratives: Treaties and Engagements Relating to the Arab Principalities in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (ff 305-328 and ff 617-640) and Treaties and Engagements Relating to Oman (Muscat) (ff 406-422 and ff 641-657). Also included are copies of related treaties, agreements, and correspondence for the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (ff 329-405 and ff 540-616) and Oman sections (ff 423-477 and ff 485-539), which cover the periods 1806-1927 and 1798-1928 respectively.
The proofs are accompanied by interdepartmental correspondence discussing the contents of the narratives, and the possibility of amendments and additions being made, such as for the parts entitled 'The Wahabis and Nejd' and 'Kuwait' in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. section. In addition, the correspondence discusses the question of whether to include recently concluded agreements with Mohammerah [Khorramshahr] and Kuwait in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. section. Also included is a list of anomalies and misprints that have been identified in the proofs.
The main correspondents are as follows: the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India; officials of the 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. , Foreign Office, Colonial Office, and the Government of India's Foreign and Political Department.
The French language material consists of a small amount of the aforementioned treaties and agreements.
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