ملف ١٩٢٦/٣٩٣٩ الجزء ٦ "تنقيح معاهدات أيتشيسون. قسم الخليج الفارسي." [و‎‎٤‎٥‎٧] (٨١٨/٣٤٩)

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OMAN (MUSCAT)—APPENDIX NOS. TT-1844 & ni-1848.
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Romain Desfosscs on the part of the King- of the French. Previous to the ex
change of the ratifications,His Highness requested from Commodore Monsieur
Desfoss^s* an explanation of the precise mean-
*Vide letter from Captain ^ Art * c j e XVII of the Treaty, who replied
Hamerton to the Bombay Govern- h . . 'jj
rnent, dated the 13th February that the said Article was considered as having
1 M 6 . reference to matters simply and purely of a com
mercial nature. The exchange of ratifications then took place, His Highness
the Imam previously affixing thereto the following declarations
Declarations written by His Highness the Imam on the foregoing Treaty.
That is correct, that whatsoever is written in Arabic letters (m the Arabic
language) in the agreement is binding on us.
The writing of the humble Fukeer with his own hand.
Syud Bin Sultan.
APPENDIX No. HI.
JJ and 12 Vic., Cap. CXXVI1I-
An Act for carrying into effect the Agreement between Her Majesty and the
Imaum of Muscat for the more effectual suppression of t e k.LA\ e
dated the 15th September 1848.
Whereas on the second day of October, in the year of our Lord one th
eight hundred and forty-five, an agreement was concluded an ® 1 8^ ie a
zibar between Captain Atkins Hanierton, of Her Majesty s Roya a y,
half of Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great ntain
land, and His Highness Seid Saeed Bin Sultan, the Imaum of usca
it was agreed as follows :—
Article 1. ^
His Highness the Sultan of Muscat hereby engages to prohibit, i 8S rie
severest penalties, the export of slaves from his African dominions,
orders to his officers to prevent and suppress such trade.
Article 2. . ^
His Highness the Sultan of Muscat further engages t 0 Rig pos-
severest penalties, the importation of slaves from any part o nca ^
sessions in Asia, and to use his utmost influence with a e in+mduction
the Red Sea, and the Persian Gulf, in like manner to prevent e i
of slaves from Africa into their respective territories.
Article 3. ^
His Highness the Sultan of Muscat grants to the ships of Her
as well as those of the East India Company, permission to seize an