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from the date of tbie notification British and British-protcctcd subjects aro hereby prohibited
undor penalty of fino or imprisonment, or loth, from alienating or acquiring to or from any
British, British-protcctcd or non-British subject, any land or household property within the
dominions of His Highness the Sultan of Maskat, either by gift, purchase, mortgago or other
form of oonveyuncc, without duo execution of siguaturc and registration in Hie Britannio
Majesty's Consulate at Maskat previous to tho trausfer of such property.
Given undor my hand and seal this 13th day of Scptombor 1002.
P. L. COX, Majort

Bit Britannic Majesty*! Consul, Baikal.
087A. It was discovered by the Foreign Office in London that the words in
tho above notification “ British and
Gocrat E-, April 1803, Nob. 200-211. British-protected subjects ” wore incorrect,
and in their place undor orders of Lord Lausdowno tho words “ British subjects
and British-protected persons ” were substituted, the latter being not British
subjects, but persons who not being such, are yet afforded British protection
(Foreign Office to Major Cox, dated 4th Docembcr 1902).