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(ii)
Proclamation, dated November 22 1X&4
fromTo°f olH^in.To3' PerUSe-lh:i>t0 Wit- lhc Prohibilion ‘o carry slaves, which exists
nf dnvL ^!’ 1 ntlnu“ l,he same manner at present; therefore, every carrier
nihif ,CVeryonc who helps hlm> commits the crime of disobedience, and is
™m„, ?VhatiaCCOunt.10 severe. punishment, in order that another one may not
omnut it, or he who has committed it may not perpetrate the same again. That
tnis may not be concealed, and salaam.

APPENDIX G
(Paragraph 97)
Proclamations issued by the Sultan regarding arms and ammunition—
1898 and 1912

(i)
Proclamation by the Sid tan oj Muscat forbidding the export of arms and
ammunition to India and Persia, dated January J3 1898

Be it known to such of our subjects as see this that, whereas the British and
Persian Governments have represented to us that they are desirous of preventing
introduction of arms and ammunition into India and Persia, and that there is reason
to think that many are exported from Muscat and taken to those two above-named
countries, we have resolved to join them and to assist them as far as it lies in our
power in suppressing this trade in arms and ammunition between Muscat and India
and Persia. We therefore warn (our subjects) that all the arms and ammunition
sent to those two countries will be confiscated and those engaged in this trade will
be punished, as the introduction of arms and ammunition into India and Persia is
prohibited by the Governments of those two countries and therefore illegal.
In future our Muscat flag will be no protection to vessels carrying the said
arms and ammunition from our dominions to Indig and Persia.

(ii)
Proclamation by the Sultan of Muscat granting British and Persian vessels of war
the right to search Muscat vessels for arms, dated January 13 1898
Be it known to all who see it that we have given permission to British and
Persian vessels of war to search vessels carrying their and our flags in our
territorial waters, and to confiscate all arms and ammunition (weapons of war) in
them, if those arms and ammunition are intended for Indian and Persian ports,
and if they are the property of British, Persian or Muscat subjects.
We have also given permission to those vessels of war to search Muscat vessels
in Indian and Persian waters suspected to contain arms and ammunition for Indian
and Persian ports, and to confiscate the said arms and ammunition.

(iii)
Notification issued by the Sultan of Muscat establishing a bonded warehouse
for arms and ammunition, dated June 4 1912
Whereas large quantities ot arms and ammunition are at present stored
without proper control in private buildings, distributed in this our town ol
Maskat and thus exposed to the risk of attack, robbery or fire, we, impressed by
thP ser ous menace to the safety of our capital arising therefrom have resolved to
rpmSv this state of affairs, in accordance with the needs of the times and the
vJmrnts of our municipal administration, by the construction and establish­
ment of a special customs house magazine or arms warehouse for the storage of