'Exchange of Ratifications of Captain Cogan's Treaty'

Title:

'Exchange of Ratifications of Captain Cogan's Treaty'

Date:

1839/1840

Description:

Abstract: This item consists primarily of copies of correspondence cited in, or enclosed with, secret letters from the Government of Bombay. The correspondents are the Government of Bombay and the Resident in the Persian Gulf, Captain Samuel Hennell.The subject of the item is the ratification of the Treaty of Commerce agreed between Captain Robert Cogan and Hassan bin Ebrihim [Ḥasan bin Ibrāhīm] and Alli bin Naser [‘Alī bin Nāṣir] 31 May 1839 in Zanzibar. The treaty was ratified on 22 July 1840 by Hennell and Syed Mahomed bin Syed Shurruf [Sayyid Muḥammad bin Sa’īd Shurruf] on behalf of the Imaum [Imam] of Muscat [Sayyid Sa‘īd bin Sulṭān Āl Bū Sa‘īd]. The item contains a copy of the treaty and certificate of ratification in English and Arabic.The treaty concerns:Rights and privileges of merchants of both countries to enter either countryRights of citizens of both countries to own property in either countryRights of consuls in both countriesProtection of servants of British subjects in the dominions of the ImaumSettling disputes involving British subjectsDisposal of property of subjects of either country who die in the otherTreatment of bankrupt subjects of either country living in the otherPayment of debts owed to subjects of the other countryDuties levied on goods entering ports and limitation of monopoliesRegulations for importing goodsProvisions in case of war between Britain and MuscatHelping vessels in distressThe renewal of the treaty of 1822 to suppress the slave trade.The item contains a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Collection No. 6, Draft 431, P.C. [Previous Communication] 3075, [Season] 1841’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 4 and terminates at f 32, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the volume also contains an original pagination sequence.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival item

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Treaties
Trade agreements
Imam of Oman

Geographic region:

Muscat

Rights:

المُلكية العامة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000233.0x000152_ar
81055/vdc_100000000233.0x000152_en
IOR/F/4/1881/79881
IOR/F/4/1881/79881

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