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368 THE LEGAL STATUS OF THE ARABIAN GULF STATES
the Government of the Sultan and four pertain to the people of Oman.
Those pertaining to the people of Oman arc:
1. Not more than five per cent shall be taken from anyone, no matter
what his race, coming from Oman to Muscat or Matrah or Sur or the
rest of the towns of the coast.
2. All the people of Oman shall enjoy security and freedom in all the
towns of the coast.
3. All restrictions upon everyone entering and leaving Muscat and
Matrah and all the towns of the coast shall be removed.
4. The Government of the Sultan shall not grant asylum to any criminal
fleeing from the justice of the people of Oman. It shall return him to
them if they request it to do so. It shall not interfere in their internal
a flairs.
The four conditions pertaining to the Government of the Sultan arc:
1. All the tribes and Shaikhs shall be at peace with the Sultan. They shall
not attack the towns of the coast and shall not interfere in his Govern­
ment.
2. All those going to Oman on lawful business and for commercial
affairs shall be free. There shall be no restrictions on commerce, and
they shall enjoy security.
3. They shall expel and grant no asylum to any wrongdoer or criminal
fleeing to them.
4. The claims of merchants and others against the people of Oman shall
be heard and decided on the basis of justice according to the law
of Islam.
Written on 11 Muharram 1339, corresponding to 25 September 1920

APPENDIX VI

Undertaking by the Shaikh of Shargah, regarding
oil—19221

Letter from Sheikh Khaled ben Ahmed, Chief of Shargah, to the Hon'blc
Lieutenant-Colonel A. P. Trevor, C.S.I., C.I.E., Political Resident, Persian
Gulf, Bushire, dated 18th Jamadi-os-Sani, 1340 (= 17 February 1922).
After Compliments—
My object in writing this letter of friendship is to convey my compliments
to you and to enquire after your health.
Secondly, let it not be hidden from you that I write this letter with my free
will and give undertaking to Your Honour that if it is hoped that an oil mine
will be found in my territory I will not give a concession for it to foreigners
except to the person appointed by the High British Government.
This is what was necessary to be stated.
Nom_A similar undertaking was given by the Chief of Ras-al-Khaima,
on the 22nd February 1922.
1 Aitchison, p. 261.