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ملاحق الكتاب

اتفاقية ?? اکتوبر سنة ???? بين السيد سلطان ابن احمد وشركة الهند الشرقية

Deed of agreement from the State of Oman (Muscat)، the place of shelter، under the approbation of the Imam، the Director، Sayed Sultan، whose grandeur be eternal، to the high and potent English Company، whose greatness be perpetuated، as compre- hended in the following articles :

ARTICLE I

From the intervention of the Nuwab Etmandood Duwola، Mirza Mehedi Ali Khan Bahadoor، Hashmut Jung، never shall be any deviation from this kowlnamah.

ARTICLE II

From the recital of the Said Nuwab، my heart has become disponed to an increase of the Friendship with that State، and from this day forth، the friend of that Sirkar is the friend of this، and the friend of this Sirkar is to be the friend of that Sirkar; and in the same way the enemy of this is to be the ene- my of that.

ARTICLE I

Whereas frequent applications have been

made and are

Gombron

still making، by the french and Dutch people for a factory، i.e.، a place to seat themselves in، either at Muscat or Abbas، or at the other ports of this Sirkar، it is therefore written that، whilst warfare shall continue between the English Com- pany and them، never shall from respect to the Company's friendship، be given to them throughout all my territories a place to fix or seat themselves in، nor shall they get even ground to stand upon، within this State.

(1) East India Company. A collection of Treaties، Vol. 1، P 314