"الإصلاحات في مسقط: الجمارك؛ الموارد المالية، والمفاوضات مع العُـمانيين" [و‎‎١‎٤] (٥٠٨/٣٢)

T»
Shaikh Xuz bin Sallh si Hartthi
on b«h&lf of Shaikh Sallm bin Hashld al ^Uaru»l 9
Shaikh Hanyar bin Haftlr al Habhanl and the 3ii#lkiii «f Oaan.
It.
Aft»r co»pllM«nt«. You will r«y@mber tixat at the
la»t m«®tln^ held on th# l5th.S«ptmb«r at Sib between
y^ur»«Xf ani th® Political A&mt you Informol him tuat you
w@r« fully authorl^od by th« 3halkii» of Oman above aantloned
to act on taelr behalf and to diusouee ^nl if possi^X« to
settle the present etate of affaire. Ill addition you aefced
that the Brltieh Government sriould use their sood offices
to effect a eettleoent. H.H. tne Sultan SayId Telmur hm
also expreeeed deelre that a eettlmjent should be
arrived te fchle at In tide way. How tlierefore at the request
of both parti that Is H.H. the Sultan and yours*!vos,
the British Oovemr»ent lias empowered me to act ay int-r-
^diary ^jgeasg^^oif<Mit in the hope that the present
unsnti ©factory state of affairs aay be ternilnatoi and that
peaoe ana prosperity nay be restored to Utian.
a. You will know that since tli# last ^eetln^ various
points of difference wtiich had arisen between you and H.H.
the Sultan an? wldch had been discussed by you with the
Political A^ent h»ve already \> ^n satisfactorily settled.
The foxtr prisoners wliose release you asked for ar^ now
you. The sakat on all 500ds except poiaegranates is now five
per cent. Many of the restrictions on entearine and leaving
Muscat and Huttrah have been removed, ^ou have also returned
the sardan® of Sheikh Rashid and the Wall of Mattrah.
3. It now therefore but remains for both parties
to a^ree to tenss of persattent settleaent.