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File 3939/1926 Pt 6 'Revision of Aitchison's Treaties. Persian Gulf Section.' [517r] (469/818)
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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OMAN <MUSCAT)—APPENDIX NO. H—1$44.
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be levied at five per cent. The abovementioned duty having once been paid,
the goods may be sold, by wholesale or retail, without paying any further duty.
No charge whatever shall be made on French vessels which may enter any of the
ports of the Sultan of Maskat for the purpose of refitting, or for refreshments,
or to inquire about the state of the market; and they shall enjoy the same privi
leges which are enjoyed (by the vessels) of the most favoured nations.
Article 11.
No vessel shall be prohibited from importing into, or exporting from, the terri
tories of the Sultan of Maskat any kind of merchandise. The trade shall be per
fectly free in the said territories, subject to the above-mentioned duty and to
no other. The French shall be at liberty to buy and sell from whomsoever and
to whomsoever they choose ; but they shall not trade in the articles of ivory and
gum copal on that part of the East Coast of Africa from the port of Tongate, situa
ted in 51 degrees of south latitude, to the port of Culva, lying in 9 degrees south
of the equator, both ports inclusive. But if the English or Americans, or any
other Christian nation, should carry on this trade, the French shall, in like man
ner, be at liberty to do so.
Article 12.
If any disputes should arise in the dominions of the Sultan of Maskat as to
the value of goods which shall be imported by French merchants, and on which
the duty of five per cent, is to be levied, the Custom Master, or other person act
ing on the part of the Sultan of Maskat, shall, when practicable, receive one-
twentieth part of the goods, and the merchant shall then be subject to no further
demand on account of customs on the remaining goods in any part of the domi
nions of the Sultan of Maskat to which he may transport them. But if the Cus
tom Master should object to levy the duty in the manner aforesaid, by taking one
twentieth part of the goods, or if the goods should not admit of being so divided,
then the point in dispute shall be referred to two competent persons, one chosen
by the Custom Master, and the other by the merchant, who shall make a valua
tion of the goods ; and if they shall differ in opinion, they shall appoint an arbi
trator, whose decision shall be final, and the duty shall be levied according to
the value thus established.
Article 13,
It shall not be lawful for any French merchant to expose his goods for sale
for the space of three days after the arrival of such goods, unless the Custom Mas
ter and the merchant shall have agreed as to the value of such goods. If the
ustom Master shall not within three days have accepted one of the two modes
Proposed for ascertaining the value of the goods, the authorities on the part of
f e Sultan of Maskat, on an intimation being made to them on the subject, s a
ornpel the Custom Master to choose one of the two modes for the levy of
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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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