ملف ١٩٢٦/٣٩٣٩ الجزء ٦ "تنقيح معاهدات أيتشيسون. قسم الخليج الفارسي." [و‎‎٤‎٥‎٥] (٨١٨/٣٤٥)

OMAN (MUSCAT)—APPENDIX NO. 11-1844.
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I* , evie d at five per cent. The abovementioned duty bav.eg once been paid,
.he roods 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
or .3 of the Sultan of Maskat for the purpose of refitting, or for refreshment,
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 natione.
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 sh k P
fecilv 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
,o whomsoever they choose ; but they shall not trade in the article of ^7 ^
gu,„ copal on that part of the East Coast of Africa from the port of Tongate
L in 5} degrees of south latitude, to the port of Culva, lying in 9 degreessouth
of the equator, both ports inclusive. But if the Enghs or
other Christian nation, should carry on this trade, the French s ,
ner, be at liberty to do so.
Article 12.
If any disputes should arise in the dominions of the Sultan of
the value of goods which shall be imported by French merchants and on whic
the duty of five per cent, is to be levied, the Custom Master or ^ber pejson t,ct
ing on the part of the Sultan of Maskat, shall, when prac ica , f urt h e r
twentieth part of the goods, and the merchant shall then e su je ^ ^
demand on account of customs on the remaining goods m an p ^ ^ q u8 .
nions of the Sultan of Maskat to which he may transport one _
tom Master should object to levy the duty in the manner a ore. a > divided,
twentieth part of the good-, or if Urn goods should uot admit of W - dm^,
then the point in dispute shall be referred-to two < oin P f ma ke a valua-
by the Custom Master, and the other by the an arbi-
tion of the goods ; and if they shall differ in 0 P inlon ' , ^ leviel j P according to
trator, whose decision shall^be final, and the du y
the value thus established.
Article 13.
t shall not be lawful for any French merchant to 0X ^° 1 ^ c us tom Mas-
he space of three days after the arrival of such goo ( s - U1 goods. If the
&nd the merchant shall have agreed as to the va ue o ^. w0 jnodea
om Master shall not within three days have accepte one t ^ e p ar t of
>osed for ascertaining the value of the goods, the aut subject, shall
Sultan of Maskat, on an intimation being made to t icm o ^
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