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(iii)
(Paragraph 103)

Letter, dated December l 1951, from Cable and Wireless Ltd., to the
Sultan of Muscat
In confirmation of our conversation the following explanations relating to the
grant of the Wireless Telephone and Wireless Telegraph Licence to Cable and
Wireless Limited arc forwarded for favour of record in your Highness’ archives.
Re: Article 2
With reference to Article 2 it is agreed that Cable and Wireless Limited shall
allow the Sultan of Muscat and Oman from the date of the signing of the grant a
10 per cent, rebate of the notified charges on Sultanate telegrams to all destinations
in the British Commonwealth (other than Pakistan) but including India and local
traffic with Bahrain and Kuwait.
Re: Article 7
With reference to Article 7 it is agreed that, when Cable and Wireless Limited
is required to provide spare components for the maintenance of the distant
installations, such materials shall be charged for at the C.I.F. rate to the Company
plus all clearance charges at Muscat in addition to any charges incurred for
transporting them to the outlying stations.
Re: Article 9
With reference to Article 9 it is agreed that the free Wireless telephone calls
shall be made available as and when arrangements to each destination are
completed, which shall in any case be within the period of 3 years stipulated in
Article 12. Cable and Wireless Limited anticipate that calls to Bahrain and to the
United Kingdom will become available during the coming year.
Cable and Wireless Limited at Muscat undertake to train subjects of the Sultan
of Muscat and Oman for operating wireless telephone and wireless telegraph
installations as far as is possible.

APPENDIX J
(Paragraph 111)

Communique issued by the Sultan about the new baiza currency, dated
October 20, 1948
From Said bin Taimur to the Public.
We have ordered the circulation of the new Baizas currency (made of Nickel)
in the bazaar for transaction by the people. It is on three different various
denominations: —
(1) One Piece 2 Baizas denomination.
(2) One Piece 5 Baizas denomination.
(3) One Piece 20 Baizas denomination.
The transaction with the new Baizas currency in the bazaar will commence
with effect from 28th ThilHaj, 1367. As regards the old coin, i.e., the copper
pieces, they will continue to be used in the fractional and full denominations.
With effect from that date, we have ordered that the rial’s (dollar) rate will be
200 Baizas (two hundred Baizas) without any increase or decrease.
As regards the rupee, it will be 100 Baizas (One hundred Baizas only) according
to the present exchange rates and until the issue of another communique, as the
rupee value and rate might change according to the change in rates, and at the very
time notices would be issued by the Government for renewal of the rupee value
"0rxi?ne l*me t0 anoth.er) according to the exchange rates.
The Government will appoint a Banker at Muscat and another at Mutrah.
I nose who desire to exchange rials and rupees for new Baizas should approach
the two appointed Bankers. Not more than a rial or two rupees would be changed
m a day for a person and the Government will accept the change of the new
I currency—without any limit to rials and rupees according to the fixed rate.