ملف ١٩٢٦/٣٩٣٩ الجزء ٦ "تنقيح معاهدات أيتشيسون. قسم الخليج الفارسي." [و‎‎٥‎٠‎٢] (٨١٨/٤٣٩)

OMAN (MUSCAT)— NO. XVI—1891.
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His Highness’s authorities shall further see that the British Consulate is at
once informed of such disaster having occurred.
Should a British vessel, wrecked on the coast of His Highness’s dominion,
be lundered, the authorities of His Highness shall as soon as they come to kno^
thereof render prompt assistance and take measures to pursue and punish the
robbers and recover the stolen property. Likewise, should a vessel of His High-
the Sultan of Musjtat, or of one of his subjects, enter a British port in distress,
be wrecked off the coast of Her Majesty’s dominions, the like help and assist
ance shall be rendered by the British authorities.
Article 12.
Should sailors or others belonging to a British ship of war, or merchant vessel,
desert, and take refuge on shore or on board of any of His Highness’s ships, the
authorities of His Highness the Sultan of Muscat shall, upon request of a Con
sular official, or, in his absence, of the Captian of the ship, take the necessary
steps in order to have them arrested and delivered over to the Consular official
or to the Captain.
In this, however, the Consular officer and Captain shall render every assistance.
* , Article 13.
Subjects of Her Britannic Majesty shall, as regards their person and property,
enjoy within the dominions of His Highness the Sultan of Musjmt the rights of
ex-territoriality. . . .
The authorities of His Highness the Sultan have no right to interfere m dis
putes with subjects of Her Britannic Majesty amongst themselves, or between
them and members of other Christian nations; such questions, whether of a oml
or criminal nature shall be decided by the competent Consular authorities. The
trial and also the punishment of all offences and crimes of which British subjects
may be accused within the dominions of His Highness the Sultan, a t e 64
and settlement of all civil questions, claims, or disputes in whic t e 7 a *
defendants, is expressly reserved to the British Consular authorities an o >
and removed from the jurisdiction of His Highness the Sultan.
Should disputes arise between subjects of His Highness t e u n or
non-Christian Power, not represented by Consuls at Muscat, an a su 5
Britannic Majesty, in which the British subject is the plainta or
the matter shall be brought before and decided by the hig est au or
Sultan, or some person specially delegated by him for this purpose. lin i eS 9
ings and final decision in such a case shall not, however, be ^ p i Qr bi 8
notice has been given and an opportunity afforded for the n is
substitute to attend at the hearing and final decision.
Article 14.
Subjects of His Highness the Sultan, or any non-Christian ’ u kj ec t s
ited by Consuls at Muscat, who are in the regular service of British 1