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Tho predecessors of the present Sul Ian occupied Government of
territory for a good many years on the Persian despatch of
coast from Bunder Abbas to Lingah with the 189a
Island of Kishm, under a Pirman of the Shall of Mr. Murray,
Persia, to whom they paid rates or tribute, No. 12,January 16,
In 1855 a lease for twenty years was granted Mr.Alison, No.49,
at an annual rent. In 1808 a new arrangement April 7; No. 108,
was made for seven years, also at a rent, but, on August 4,1868.
tho occasion of civil war in Muscat in 1809, tho Mr. Thomson,
8hah cancelled tho lenso, under powers given by September#;
tho Convention, and resumed occupation of the No.70^0c.tobori9j
territory in question. November 26,
Qwadur is an enclave on tho coniines of 18G9.
Persia and Boluohistan, which has for over 100
years formed part of the dominions of the Sultan
of Muscat, to whom it was granted by the Khan
of Khelnt. It extends for a radius of one stage
(about 10 or 15 miles from the town of Gwadur).
In this territory is a station of the Indo-European
telegraph, hut it has never been occupied by
Great Britain.
- The British connection with Muscat is of long Government of
India Secret
standing. Treaties of Friendship and Commerce, despatch, vide
as well as for tho suppression of slavery, have supra.
been concluded with successive Imams of Muscat
on different occasions since 1798. In that year
the first engagement was entered into between
the East India Company and Saiyid Sultan for
the exclusion from his territories of French
influence, which contemplated fiuding in Muscat
a convenient basis of attack upon India in
the war then being waged between Great Britain
and France. At a later date, on tho death
of Saiyid Said in 1S56, a dispute arose
between liis two sons as to the possession
of Muscat and Zanzibar, which had hitherto
been united under tho same Bulcr. This was
referred to the arbitration of the Viceroy of
India, then Lord Canning, who, after careful
inquiry, decided that the two States should
remain separate, being divided between the two
brothers, but that Zanzibar, in virtue of its
superior wealth, should pay to Muscat a yearly
subsidy of 40,000 crowns (5,7G0/.). At a subse­
quent period, in 1873, the British Government, in
return for Agreements concerning the suppres­
sion of the Slave Trade, successfully concluded
with the Rulers both of Muscat and Zanzibar,
undertook to relieve the latter of this payment,
which has since that date been made by the