ملف ٦٣٨\ ١٩١٩ "مسقط:- المعاهدة التجارية مع بريطانيا - تمديدها." [و‎‎١‎٨‎٩] (٤٨٨/٣٨٢)

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h 19, 1891.
, February 20, 1892.
Jnited Kingdom of Great
i, and His Highness the
tan of Muskat and Oman,
hen the friendly relations
ntries, and to promote and
lamed as their Plenipoten-
iose, that is to say :—
ited Kingdom of Great
, Colonel Edward Charles
H^r Britannic Majesty’s
skat, in person;
1 the following Articles :—•
British Government and
uscat and Oman on the
is hereby cancelled and
when ratified, shall be
shall, for the purposes of
States in India in alliance
1 enjoy, immediately and
ms of His Highness the
merce, shipping, and the
:t, ail the rights, privileges,
a of whatsoever nature,
l by, or accorded to, the
nation.
B
They shall more especially not be liable to other or more
onerous duties, imposts, restrictions, or obligations of whatever
ascription, than those to which subjects or citizens of the most
7 ->ured nation now are, or hereafter may be, subjected.
ARTICLE III.
The two High Contracting Parties acknowledge reciprocally
to each other the right of appointing Consuls to reside in each
other’s dominions wherever the 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 footino- of
the Consuls of the most favoured nations. Each of the Hi<ffi
Contracting Parties further agree to permit his own subjects to ?je
appointed to Consular offices by the other Contraction- 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 eithe? Govern
ment residing m 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.
ARTICLE IV.
Ihere 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 a easels 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 possess houses, warehouses
shops, stores, and lands. British subjects shall everywhere be'
freely permitted, whether personally or by agent, to bargain for
buy, barter, and sell all kinds of goods, articles of import, or
^u^'i C ^ 0n ’ w ^ e ^ er intended for sale within the dominions
of His Highness 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 authorities of His
Highness.
His Highness the Sultan of Muskat binds himself not to allow
or recognize the establishment of any kind of monopoly or
exclusive privilege of trade within his dominions to any Govern
ment, Association, or individual.
ARTICLE V.
Subjects of Her Britannic Majesty shall be permitted, through
out the dominions of His Highness the Sultan, to acquire by gift
purchase, intestate succession, or under will, or any other leo-al
manner, land, houses, and property of every description, whether
movable or immovable, to possess the same; and freely to dispose
thereof by sale, barter, deflation, or otherwise.