In reply, I take pleasure in transmitting herewith the draft of a treaty,
as requested, which this Government is prepared to enter into with the
Sultan of Muscat.
[Enclosure]
Draft Treaty Between the United States and
Muscat
The United States of America and His Highness the Sultan of Muscat
have resolved to conclude a treaty modifying the provisions of
Article III of the treaty of amity and commerce concluded September
21, 1833, and to that end have appointed as their
plenipotentiaries:
The President of the United States of America: His Highness the
Sultan of Muscat:
Who, after communicating to each other their full powers, found to be
in good and due form, have agreed upon the following articles:
Article I
The third article of the treaty of amity and commerce of September
21, 1833, between the United States of America and the Sultan of
Muscat, is hereby amended, in so far as the State of Muscat and Oman
is concerned, so as to read as follows:
3. No higher or other duties shall be imposed on the importation into
or the disposition in Muscat and Oman of any article which is the
produce or manufacture of the United States of America, its
territories or possessions, than are or shall be imposed on the
importation or disposition of like articles which are the produce or
manufacture of any other country. No higher or other duties shall be
imposed on the exportation of any article from Muscat and Oman to
the United States of America, its territories or possessions, than
are or shall be payable on the exportation of like articles to any
other country. Any advantage of whatsoever kind which may be enjoyed
in Muscat and Oman by nationals of any other country in respect of
commerce, navigation, residence and establishment, taxation, the
administration of justice, and the prospecting for and utilization
of natural resources, shall be extended unconditionally to nationals
of the United States of America, its territories and
possessions.
Article II
This treaty shall be ratified in conformity with the laws of the
respective countries, and the ratifications thereof shall be
exchanged at . . . . . . . as soon as possible. Immediately upon
such exchange, the language above specified shall become effective
as a provision of the treaty of September 21, 1833, and shall have
the same force as the other articles of that treaty.
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In witness whereof, the respective
plenipotentiaries have signed this treaty and have affixed their
seals thereto.
Done at . . . . . . . . in duplicate, this
. . . . . . . . . . day of . . . . . . . . . . , one thousand nine
hundred and . . . . . . . .
