"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". [و‎‎٣‎٦] (٢٠٨/٨٠)

k 'V.
"If the person in respect of whom the inquiry is
held come within the conditions for registration laid
down in Article I, he mxy, if not yet registered forth
with be registered as a British subject and provided
with a certificate of registration at Her Britannic
Mijesty's Consulate; otherwise he shall be recognized
as falling under Siamese jurisdiction, and, if already on
the lists of Her Britannic Majesty's Consulate, his name
shall be erased.
"In witness whereof the Undersigned have signed
the same in duplicate and have affiled thereto their
seals at Bangkok, on the 29th day of November, 1899,
of the Christian era, corresponding to the 118th year
of Ratanakosindr.
(Seal.)
(Signed) "GEORGE GREVILLE.
(Seal.)
(Signed) "DEVAWONGSE VAROPRAKAR."
On reference to the 1st Article, it will be seeii
that persons of Asiatic descent are not entitled to
be registered as British subjects in Siam unless—
(1.) Born within His Majesty's dominions;
(2.) Naturalized in the United Kingdom.
(3.) Born within the territory of feudatory or
allied Princes, or States in British India.
The fact of registration is not conclusive (see
Article III), and provision is made for settling by
j oint inquiry the right of any person to hold a
certificate of registration, and the burden of
proof of the validity of the certificate, is thrown
on the holder.
Great Britain is fully aware of the difficulties
created by what is termed "double nationality,"
and it is specifically provided by " The Naturaliza
tion Act, 1870," 33 & 34 Yict., cap. 14, sec. 7,
para. 3, that—>
"An alien to whom a certificate of naturalization is
granted shall not, when he was within the limits of the
foreign State of which he was a subject previously to
obtaining his certificate of naturalization, be deemed to
be a British subject unless he has ceased to be a subject
of that State in pursuance of the laws thereof or in
pursuance of a Treaty to that effect."
This legislation is in strict accordance with
modern views as to nationality, recognizing the
authority of the original Sovereign in his own
territory, and claiming to protect the naturalized
persons only in countries of which he has never
been a subject.
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