مجموعة ٢٩/٣٥ "الخليج الفارسي: مسألة الدفع للسلطان نظير مرافق التلغراف في مسقط" [و‎‎١‎٦‎٧] (٣٣٧/٣٣٣)

Article 5.
Nothing in these Articles shall be held as conferring any
dominion or sovereign right on the part of the British Government
over the territory of Muscat through which the line may pass,
neither of any additional dominion or right on my part as Sultan
of Muscat, over territory which I may hold in lease from the Shah
of Persia.
Article 6.
In like manner nothing in these Articles shall be held as
invalidating or derogating from the title of the British
Government to the station of Bassadore, that station having been
freely granted to the British Government by my late illustrious
father of blessed memory, the late Imaum Syed Saeed bin Sultan,
on behalf of himself, his heirs, and successors.
Article 7.
Nothing in these Articles shall be held as invalidating
any Article of any Treaty entered into by myself or forefathers
with our ancient and faithful ally, the British Government, from
the year 1798 downwards.
Dated Birka, Muscat, 17th November, 1864. Signed in our
presence by Syed Thoweynee bin Saeed, Sultan of Muscat, this
17th day of November, 1864, and sealed in our presence by His
Highness’s Minister, Hajee Ahmed, at Muscat, this 18th day of
November, 1864.
LEWIS FELLY, Lieut.-Col.,
H.B.M’s. Poltl.Resdt.,Persian Gulf.
HERBERT DISBROWE, Lieut.-Col.,
H.B.M’s. Poltl. Agent, Muscat.