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MUSKAT.

Treaty concluded betiveen the Honorable East India Company and
His Highness the Imacjm of Muskat, under date the 12th
October 1798.

Seal of His High­
ness the Iraaum of
Muskat.

Deed of Agreement from the Slate of Oman (Muskat), the place of
shelter, under the approbation of the Imaum, the Director, Syud Sultan,
(whose grandeur be eternal !) to the high and potent English Company,
(whose greatness be perpetuated !) as comprehended in the following
Articles :—
Article I.
From the intervention of the Nuwab Etmandood DuolaMirza Mehdy
Ali Khan JBahadoor Hushmunt Jung, never shall there be any deviation
from this Kuolnamah.
Article II.
From the recital of the said Nuwab, my heart has become disposed
to an increase of the friendship with that State, and from this day forth,
the friend of that Sirkar is the friend of this, and the friend of this
Sirkaris to be the friend of that Sirkar; and in the same way the enemy
of this is to be the enemy of that.
Article III.
Whereas frequent applications have been made, and are still making,
by the French and Dutch people, for a factory, i. e. a place to seat them­
selves in, either at Muskat or Bunder Abbas, or at the other ports of
this Sirkar, it is therefore written, that whilst warfare shall continue
between the English Company and them, never shall, from respect to
the Company’s friendship, be given to them throughout all my territories
a place to fix or seat themselves in, nor shall they get even grounc
to stand upon, within this State.