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into consideration the im
portance of maiDtaining'
the independeBce of His
Highness tbe Sultan of
Muscat and of His High
ness tbe Sultan of Zanzibar,
have thought it right to
engage reciprocally to re
spect the independence of
-these Sovereigns.
"The Undersigned, Her
Britannic Majesty's Am
bassador Extraordinary
and Plenipotentiary at the
Court of France, and the
Minister Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs of His
Majesty the Emperor of
the French, being furnished
with the necessary powers,
hereby declare, in con
sequence, that their said
Majesties take reciprocally
that engangement.
" In witness whereof the
Undersigned have signed
the present Declaration,
and have affixed thereto
the seals of their arms.
" Done at Paris, the
10th March, 1862.
prenant en consideration
Timportance qui s'attache
au maintien de rinde"
pendance du Sultan d e
Mascate d'une pail; et du
Sultan de Zanzibar de
Pautre, ont juge conve-
nable de s'engager re-
ciproquement a respecter
I'independance de ces deux
Princes.
"Les Soupsignes, Am-
bassadeur Extraordinaire
de Sa Majeste Britannique
prds la Cour de France et
Ministre des Affaires
Strang^ res de Sa Majeste
PEmpereur des Frangais
etant munis de pouvoirs a
eet effet, declarent en con
sequence, par le present
Bete, que leurs diteg
Majestes prennent re-
ciproquement Pen gage-
ment indique ci-de^sus.
"En foi de quoi les
Soussignes ont signe en
double la presente Declara
tion et y ont appose 16
cachet de leurs armes.
" Fait ^ Paris, le 10 Mars,
1862.
(L.S.) " COWLEY.
(L.S.) " E. THOUVENEL. "
Appendix No. .
Quaere —Is this list
complete, and are
these Treaties
sufficiently
material to justify
their inclnsion in
the Appendix p—
W. F. CBAIBB.
Besides the Treaties already mentioned, the
Sultan of Muscat has entered into a series of
Treaties* and Conventions with Great Britain for
Treaty with Great
Britain
Proclamation thereon
Treaty with Great
Britain and
Additional Articles re
slave trade
Arrangement with Great
Britain, slave trade
Letter from Sultan re
search of slaves in
Muscat waters by
British
Letter to Great Britain
from Sultan of Muscat
Treaty, Great Britain
and Muscat
Proclamation by Sultan
against carriers of
slaves
3 Hertslet, p. 265.
3 „ p. 269.
5 „ p. *611.
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14
18
p. 578.
p. 818.
p. 557.
p. 1115.
p. 414.
p. 927.