"التحكيم في قضية مراكب الداو الشراعية في مسقط. محكمة التحكيم الدائمة في لاهاي. السماح برفع الأعلام الفرنسية على مراكب الداو الشراعية في مسقط. القضية بالنيابة عن الحكومة البريطانية". [و‎‎٦] (٢٠٨/٢٠)

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~r de Son Altesse sont convaincus de quelque crime ou
infraction punissable par la loi, ils seront congedies par
les Fran9ais au service desquels ils se trouveiaient, et
livres aux authorites locales.
4. When this Treaty was concladed the
dominions of the Sultan of Muscat included the
August 6, 1890. territories of Zanzibar, which became an inde
pendent Sultanate in 1856, and in 1890 fell under
* the Protectorate of Great Britain, in virtue of
arrangements made with Erance and Germany.
5. The Sultan of Muscat has also from time
to time concluded Treaties of Friendship and
Commerce with Great Britain. The Treaty at
present in force was concluded on the 19th August,
1891, and the ratifications were exchanged at
Muscat on the 20th Tebruary, 1892. The full
text of the Treaty is given in the Appendix to
this Case. The following Articles appear to be
material to the present controversy, as affecting
the application of the most-favoured-nation clause
in the French Treaty of 1844: —
"ARTICLE II.
" Subjects of Her Britannic Majesty shall, for the
purposes of this Treaty, include subjects of native
states in India in alliance with Her Majesty. Such
subjects shall enjoy, immediately and unconditionally,
throug-hout the dominions of His Highness the Sultan
of Muscat, with respect to commerce, shipping, and
the exercise of trade, as in every other respect, all
the rights, privileges, immunities, advantages, and
protection of whatsoever nature, which are, or here
after may be, enjoyed by, or accorded to, the subjects
or citizens of the most favoured nation.
" They shall," more especially, not be liable to other
or more onerous duties, imposts, restrictions, or obliga
tions of whatever description, than those to which
subjects or citizens of the most favoured nation now
are, or hereafter may be, subjected.
« ARTICLE XIII.
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" Subjects of Her BrifcanniG Majesty shall, as regards
their person and property, enjoy within the dominions
of His Highness the Sultan of Muscat the rights of
exterritoriality.
"The authorities of His Highness the Snlan have
no right to interfere in disputes with subjects of Her
Britannic Majesty amongst themselves or between
them and members of other Christian nations; such
questions, whether of a civil or criminal nature, shall
be decided by the competent Consular authorities.
The trial and also the jmnishment of all offences and
crimes of which British subjects may be accueed within
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